June 2015

On Monday night we saw a textbook example of the benefits of a modern democracy combined with an open progressive Council. There has been significant discussion in this newspaper; on radio; on social media and in pubs and lounge rooms throughout the …

I am currently sitting in chilly Canberra (5°C last night) attending the annual National General Assembly which is a gathering of all 565 Councils from across the nation. This is an opportunity to hear from our Federal politicians (such as Warren…

Forget submissions closing last Friday on our $160 million Operational Plan and Budget for the next year or Ignite our Centre ideas or even the most significant reform of Local Government since 1993, Fit for the Future, all anyone has been able to ta…

Thanks to our Deputy Premier, the Hon. Troy Grant MP, I am at Parliament House today meeting with the Minister for Regional Development, the Hon. John Barilaro MP, to push for funding for Evocities. The Evocities concept was launched on 22 September …