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    14% Councillor Pay Rise as VIRT Sanctions Sly Super
    verityinyarraville
    • Mar 13
    • 2 min

    14% Councillor Pay Rise as VIRT Sanctions Sly Super

    Last week (March 10 2022) homeowners across Victoria vented furiously in media forums against a generous 14% pay rise dished out to...
    21 views0 comments
    Councillors Grab Double-Digit Payrises from Ratepayers
    verityinyarraville
    • Mar 11
    • 2 min

    Councillors Grab Double-Digit Payrises from Ratepayers

    Councillors across Victoria have been awarded backdated payrises roughly seven times more than their local ratepayers in the inaugural...
    140 views0 comments
    Minister Consults Council Staff on New Bill to Help Residents Struggling with Rate Bills
    verityinyarraville
    • Mar 11
    • 2 min

    Minister Consults Council Staff on New Bill to Help Residents Struggling with Rate Bills

    Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has turned to the Australian Services Union (ASU) and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)...
    44 views0 comments
    MPs Vote to Hide Rate Waivers for Homeowners
    verityinyarraville
    • Mar 10
    • 2 min

    MPs Vote to Hide Rate Waivers for Homeowners

    Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has refused to support Legislation to ensure Councils tell ratepayers they can apply for rate cuts...
    52 views0 comments
    LGV Inflicts Cancel Culture on Ratepayers in Council Culture Review
    verityinyarraville
    • Feb 22
    • 3 min

    LGV Inflicts Cancel Culture on Ratepayers in Council Culture Review

    Local Government Victoria’s discussion paper on Council Culture prepared by PWC is an ironic symbol of everything wrong with Local...
    113 views0 comments
    Still Waiting for Waivers 19 years after Section 171(A)
    verityinyarraville
    • Feb 22
    • 2 min

    Still Waiting for Waivers 19 years after Section 171(A)

    State MPs are still sweeping the whole issue of waivers for ratepayers under the carpet, 19 years after the Local Government Act in...
    8 views0 comments
    MPs Omit Ratepayers from Fee Relief -Again
    verityinyarraville
    • Feb 14
    • 2 min

    MPs Omit Ratepayers from Fee Relief -Again

    Lower House MPs amended the Local Government Act and the Financial Management Act last week and failed to provide rate relief in either...
    9 views0 comments
    MPs OK Lying in Council Election Campaigns
    verityinyarraville
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    MPs OK Lying in Council Election Campaigns

    The Local Government Inspectorate has taken no action against candidates who published false allegations or engaged in unethical...
    14 views0 comments
    Words Act Against Ratepayers
    verityinyarraville
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Words Act Against Ratepayers

    Small words such as ‘may’ and ‘will’ have been carefully used in the Local Government Act 2020 to give Council staff more rights than...
    17 views0 comments
    No Local News Means More Money for Mayors?
    verityinyarraville
    • Oct 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    No Local News Means More Money for Mayors?

    The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has told the Independent Remuneration Tribunal (VIRT) the demise of local papers is a reason...
    25 views0 comments
    Most Ratepayers Paying Higher Bills Despite Rate-Capping
    verityinyarraville
    • Oct 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Most Ratepayers Paying Higher Bills Despite Rate-Capping

    The Essential Services Commission has confirmed 60% of ratepayers are still facing higher bills four years after the introduction of rate...
    64 views0 comments
    Victoria's Infectious Big Build
    verityinyarraville
    • Sep 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Victoria's Infectious Big Build

    Planning Minister Richard Wynne now has total control over Council land in Victoria as part of the Andrews’ Governments zeal to build the...
    20 views0 comments
    Selfish Councillors' Super Rate Rort
    verityinyarraville
    • Aug 30, 2021
    • 1 min

    Selfish Councillors' Super Rate Rort

    When your rate notice arrives this year, remember it’s being unfairly boosted with superannuation for Councillors - even though they’re...
    36 views0 comments
    Is your Anger  Rising with Your Rates?
    verityinyarraville
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is your Anger Rising with Your Rates?

    10% Rate rises on a 0% Council budget increase show how broken Victoria's rate system is.
    179 views0 comments
    Politics and the Dark Art of Decision Whispering
    verityinyarraville
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Politics and the Dark Art of Decision Whispering

    Our MPs’ and mandarins’ mastery of secrecy has become evident during the current inquiry into the Victorian government’s botched hotel...
    40 views0 comments
    State Govt and Councils Hide Homeowner Rights to Waivers
    verityinyarraville
    • Aug 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    State Govt and Councils Hide Homeowner Rights to Waivers

    Councils hide right to waivers
    92 views0 comments
    Party Animals Fight for Council Power and Ignore Act’s Injustices
    verityinyarraville
    • Jun 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Party Animals Fight for Council Power and Ignore Act’s Injustices

    Party Animals fight for council seats..instead of council accountability
    135 views0 comments
    DCP stands for Pork-Barrell not Plan
    verityinyarraville
    • May 17, 2020
    • 3 min

    DCP stands for Pork-Barrell not Plan

    MPs are rorting the Development Contributions Plan. And DWELP and VPA make it too expensive and complicated for Councils to use.
    118 views0 comments
    Major Parties Kill Greens' Common Sense on Councils
    verityinyarraville
    • Apr 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Major Parties Kill Greens' Common Sense on Councils

    Common sense for Councils killed by ALP-Lib politics
    26 views0 comments
    Enemy MPs Unite to Keep Contracts Secret in Councils
    verityinyarraville
    • Apr 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Enemy MPs Unite to Keep Contracts Secret in Councils

    Liberal MPs join Govt to keep council contracts secret from ratepayers
    44 views0 comments
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