Amanda Cohn

NSW Labor’s new deamalgamation law fails local communities

NSW Labor has amended the Local Government Act to give the minister more power over whether forcibly-merged councils can demerge, breaking one of its pre-election promises. Pip Hinman reports.

Keep local in council protest outside NSW Parliament

Communities tell NSW Labor to stick to council deamalgamation policy, promises

Community representatives from across the state demanded NSW Labor stick to its policy, and promises, to help forcibly merged councils wishing to deamalgamate to do so. Pip Hinman reports.