Major projects related to the Aerotropolis precinct and large housing developments have been threatened,while a damning report also highlights a “toxic culture” within the council.
Despite the severe housing crisis,Sydney councils are spending an inordinate amount of time and energy plotting mergers and demergers they can’t afford.
It was 10 days before Christmas. The tiny town of Adaminaby had gathered to celebrate the 50th birthday of a giant fibreglass trout. But what they saw that day left them horrified.
As councillors vote on plans to overturn a ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents,protesters are due to gather outside council chambers.
Ku-ring-gai mayor Sam Ngai has come under fire from the planning minister for making a legal challenge to the state’s new laws.
Parramatta’s lord mayor says the state government was right to take away some planning powers – and local councils urgently need further reforms.
Inner West Council’s commercial dog walking policy had sought to charge walkers $552 a year for using council land.
New laws will clamp down on councillor misconduct before the 2024 local government elections.
Neighbours are complaining about the redevelopment of the former Marsden High School because they fear it will worsen traffic congestion and cause light and noise pollution.
Darren Power,who was elected to council in 1997,says he’s eager to spend more time with his family after four years at the helm.
Angry library supporters chanted ‘vote them out’ from the public gallery after councillors approved the 2023-24 budget,which they say will lead to reduced library hours.