“Ninety-four out of 128 councils reported high-risk audit findings indicating weaknesses in their processes,” Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig told Parliament’s Question Time on Tuesday.
His criticism has proven a bitter pill, coming so soon after Councils have been told their contribution to the state government’s fire and emergency services budgets would rise 19.5 per cent next year.
The Country Mayors Association has come out loudly against Minister Ron Hoenig’s comments…