Hammer falling on the WCC

Ratepayers Victoria have written to the Local Government Minister stating that failing intervention an administrator may need to be appointed to the WCC.  We feel by the asking of the Minister to intervene that this issue is of an urgent matter and is now drawing state wide attention. All ratepayers deserve their rate dollars to […]

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Now, Now-Who knows what?

As we read another great article this evening from “The Terrier” it appears that not only does Council not know what is going on with it’s 81 credit cards, it seems there is confusion as to what Councillors know about the whole issue. This is taken from Mayor’s response to The Terrier! “In early November […]

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Rate Increase – not the fix

While the commission acknowledged that the council was in the process of reviewing its spending priorities, it said the financial modelling showed that “the sought-after rate increase only served to postpone (by about two year) an ongoing deterioration in council’s financial sustainability”. “Not clear Council has done all it can to stabilise its financial position” […]

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