Potential buyers of Walgett Shire Council’s sale of land for unpaid rates were left disappointed last month when a confusing schedule of the sale left many unaware of the auction day, let alone able to attend and purchase.
Twenty-seven properties with unpaid rates were due for auction on Saturday 2nd September, when the Walgett Shire Council postponed the auction for a later date. The postponement notice was issued in the local newspaper, on the council website and their social media page.
Then on 31 August, the Walgett Shire Council announced that the sale would go ahead on 2 September, leaving two days’ notice for willing bidders to make it to the Lightning Ridge auction…