14% Councillor Pay Rise as VIRT Sanctions Sly Super
Last week (March 10 2022) homeowners across Victoria vented furiously in media forums against a generous 14% pay rise dished out to...
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verityinyarraville
Mar 11, 20222 min read
Councillors Grab Double-Digit Payrises from Ratepayers
Councillors across Victoria have been awarded backdated payrises roughly seven times more than their local ratepayers in the inaugural...
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verityinyarraville
Mar 11, 20222 min read
Minister Consults Council Staff on New Bill to Help Residents Struggling with Rate Bills
Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has turned to the Australian Services Union (ASU) and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)...
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verityinyarraville
Mar 10, 20222 min read
MPs Vote to Hide Rate Waivers for Homeowners
Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has refused to support Legislation to ensure Councils tell ratepayers they can apply for rate cuts...
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verityinyarraville
Feb 22, 20223 min read
LGV Inflicts Cancel Culture on Ratepayers in Council Culture Review
Local Government Victoria’s discussion paper on Council Culture prepared by PWC is an ironic symbol of everything wrong with Local...
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verityinyarraville
Feb 22, 20222 min read
Still Waiting for Waivers 19 years after Section 171(A)
State MPs are still sweeping the whole issue of waivers for ratepayers under the carpet, 19 years after the Local Government Act in...
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verityinyarraville
Feb 14, 20222 min read
MPs Omit Ratepayers from Fee Relief -Again
Lower House MPs amended the Local Government Act and the Financial Management Act last week and failed to provide rate relief in either...
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verityinyarraville
Nov 15, 20212 min read
MPs OK Lying in Council Election Campaigns
The Local Government Inspectorate has taken no action against candidates who published false allegations or engaged in unethical...
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verityinyarraville
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Words Act Against Ratepayers
Small words such as ‘may’ and ‘will’ have been carefully used in the Local Government Act 2020 to give Council staff more rights than...
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verityinyarraville
Oct 22, 20212 min read
No Local News Means More Money for Mayors?
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has told the Independent Remuneration Tribunal (VIRT) the demise of local papers is a reason...
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verityinyarraville
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Most Ratepayers Paying Higher Bills Despite Rate-Capping
The Essential Services Commission has confirmed 60% of ratepayers are still facing higher bills four years after the introduction of rate...
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verityinyarraville
Sep 16, 20212 min read
Victoria's Infectious Big Build
Planning Minister Richard Wynne now has total control over Council land in Victoria as part of the Andrews’ Governments zeal to build the...
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verityinyarraville
Aug 30, 20211 min read
Selfish Councillors' Super Rate Rort
When your rate notice arrives this year, remember it’s being unfairly boosted with superannuation for Councillors - even though they’re...
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verityinyarraville
Sep 27, 20203 min read
Is your Anger Rising with Your Rates?
10% Rate rises on a 0% Council budget increase show how broken Victoria's rate system is.
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verityinyarraville
Sep 21, 20202 min read
Politics and the Dark Art of Decision Whispering
Our MPs’ and mandarins’ mastery of secrecy has become evident during the current inquiry into the Victorian government’s botched hotel...
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verityinyarraville
Aug 21, 20202 min read
State Govt and Councils Hide Homeowner Rights to Waivers
Councils hide right to waivers
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verityinyarraville
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Party Animals Fight for Council Power and Ignore Act’s Injustices
Party Animals fight for council seats..instead of council accountability
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verityinyarraville
May 17, 20203 min read
DCP stands for Pork-Barrell not Plan
MPs are rorting the Development Contributions Plan. And DWELP and VPA make it too expensive and complicated for Councils to use.
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verityinyarraville
Apr 13, 20203 min read
Major Parties Kill Greens' Common Sense on Councils
Common sense for Councils killed by ALP-Lib politics
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verityinyarraville
Apr 12, 20203 min read
Enemy MPs Unite to Keep Contracts Secret in Councils
Liberal MPs join Govt to keep council contracts secret from ratepayers
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