POWER WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY IS A
RECIPE FOR DISASTER AND CORRUPTION
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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.
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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.
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Rate capping petition
We need your help.
Right now, the Victorian Parliament is conducting a public enquiry into Council funding.
You can read more here: https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/localgovernmentfunding
One of the MAIN claims by all Councils and their peak bodies (MAV, VLGA, Finpro, LGPro) is that rate capping is unfair and needs to end.
We must send a clear message that Council rates MUST continue to be rate capped.
In a cost-of-living crisis, Victorian Councils would love to be able to increase rates by 10-20% a year.
Rate capping has already saved Victorians MILLIONS in unfair rates increases.
