PHOTO: Walgett Shire paid the most in the state for its GM position in the 2022-23 financial year. PHOTO: River McCrossen
Walgett Shire spent $749,000 on its general manager role in the 2022-23 financial year, topping the list of high-paid council executives from new data released on 9 August by the NSW Office of Local Government (OLGNSW).
Walgett Shire Council said the actual package for the top job held by Megan Dixon is $330,000, although the sum in the report is inflated due to a termination payment to previous GM Michael Urquhart, who left in March 2023…