POWER WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IS A
RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND CORRUPTION
Local investigations
Public accountability
Keeping them honest
👋 Welcome to Council Watch Australia
Shining a light on your local government.
At Council Watch Australia, we believe ratepayers deserve transparency, accountability, and value for money.
We’re a national watchdog committed to exposing waste, highlighting governance failures, and standing up for the communities that councils are meant to serve.
Whether it’s skyrocketing rates, shady deals, dodgy planning decisions, or taxpayer-funded junkets, we track it, report it, and fight back. Our mission is simple: to hold councils across the country to account — from Broome to Ballarat, Parramatta to Port Lincoln.
🔍 Investigations. 📣 Advocacy. 💬 Community Voice. 📊 Data-driven insights.
We’re not funded by government. We don’t play party politics.
We’re here for you — the residents, ratepayers, and businesses who expect better from their local council.
If you think your council has forgotten who it works for, you’re not alone.
Join the growing movement for real local democracy and clean governance.
👉 Welcome to Council Watch. Eyes on every council. All across Australia.
DON'T RAISE RATES
FREEZE THEM INSTEAD
COST OF LIVING PRESSURES ARE HURTING ALL VICTORIANS
THE RECENT PARLIAMENTARY ENQUIRY HEARD EVIDENCE FROM THE VICTORIAN AUDITOR GENERAL - THAT COUNCILS ARE IN SOUND FINANCIAL POSITIONS
COUNCILS USE CLEVER MARKETING AND PR TACTICS TO PUSH THE NARRATIVE THAT THEY NEED MORE MONEY
AT THE SAME TIME COUNCILS REFUSE TO DETERMINE WHAT SERVICES ARE MANDATORY AND OPTIONAL
PLEASE SIGN OUR PETITION TO YOUR COUNCIL BELOW
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THEM LISTEN