The Greens urge Local Government Minister Nic Street listen to calls for extension of the consultation process around the Future of Local Government Review
The Greens support genuine and accessible community consultation.
Minister, I'm sure you are aware of the Local Government Association's Budget priority statement.
Any time you talk to everyday Tasmanians about local government, they scratch their heads about the fact that we have 29 councils.
We've got revised time frames and scope for the local government legislative review and the original plan was for there to be a final bill.
The Tasmanian Liberals’ Bill to amend the Local Government Act to make voting at elections compulsory is welcomed but lacks detail.
This is a critical position and the Auditor General's report was very concerning and for some councils it was damning.
Huon Valley Council’s decision to require Dark Lab’s Transformer project to protect the heritage values of the da Bay Railway is a win for the region's future
Minister Jaensch’s announcement he is dismantling collaborative, cross-party local government reform discussions is a disgusting display of base politics.
We had some important conversations about the proposed legislative changes that are coming down the line for local government.