In an “unprecedented step” to secure their financial future, local councils across Australia put a letter calling for fairer funding for local governments to all Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday 24 June.
Coonamble Shire was one of 538 councils to sign.
The letter to the federal government asked for an immediate release of $3.5 billion to restore Financial Assistance Grants (FAG) to 1% of federal taxation revenue annually.
Union leaders representing the whole Australian Local Government workforce then joined with the Presidents of State and Territory . . .
Access to this content is available via a current Coonamble Times subscription.
Purchase single issue downloads of the Coonamble Times online editions for only $2.50 or become a subscriber for full access to online flip-books, archive downloads and the latest local news content.
For free content see our Featured Local News category