Sep 86 min

RAINBOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLEDGE – A TROJAN HORSE TO AVOID?

These Local Council Elections - the Rainbow Local Government (RLG) Pledge is back. As a gay man, I wanted to share my views and...

Aug 224 min

AGENCY.

It is a term many of us have been conditioned to forget or not taught to use. Agency is our power, not just as an individual but also as...

Aug 151 min

These elections - have your say and make a better Council - WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM CANDIDATES

Democracy is a funny thing. It can often be misunderstood. In addition to the Candidate Questionnaire that we will soon release, we would...

Aug 84 min

Rate capping MUST remain untouched - sign the petition - and let's KEEP the lobbyists away from the money pot

OUR KEEP RATE CAPPING PETITION TO PARLIAMENT IS HERE: https://www.councilwatch.com.au/ratecaps You can read on below. A few weeks ago, I...

Jul 185 min

INVESTIGATION - Citizens Panels & Juries infect Council decisions with bias

Citizens panels are a dud. They use flawed methodology to misrepresent, skew, and "steer" council priorities and funding into majorly social

Jul 84 min

Let the "gRifting" END

Last Thursday I wrote to 30 Councils asking for a copy of their gift registers. Why? Because many of them are not easily accessible...

Jul 28 min

GREEN, PINK, BLAK – It washes all the same

Australia's Local Councils generate more than $45 billion in revenue each year. It’s a LOT of money to provide localised services....

Jun 235 min

Councillors subjected to oppressive State Conduct regime and denied procedural fairness.

This week some of the most "oppressive and restrictive " reforms to Councillor conduct were passed by Parliament. They deny procedural...

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