Latest Edition - May 2013

• Mixed response to ‘mega councils’ proposalNew South Wales councils have reacted to the release of the NSW Independent Local Government Review Panel discussion paper Future Directions for NSW Local Government: Twenty Essential Steps. » read more
• EditorialAt a time when local government is trying to win state support for a referendum to recognise local government in the Australian Constitution, the level of discord between state and local governments across Australia is concerning. » read more
• Councils oppose absorption into Perth cityThe City of South Perth and Town of Victoria Park have opposed City of Perth’s submission to absorb both suburbs, along with Vincent and parts of Cambridge and Stirling into a greater City of Perth.
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• Anyone for Memphis or Nashville? - The Good Oil by Rod BrownI was recently invited by an American friend, Dr. Stuart Rosenfeld, to think about collaboration on creative economies. Among other things, he’s a Board member of South Arts, a creative arts network covering nine states - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. » read more
• Assault on councils’ rating autonomyThe Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has called new ministerial guidelines to restrict local government’s use of differential rates a direct assault on the autonomy of councils to make decisions about equitable rates for their communities. » read more
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