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    • Victorian Councils raise around $12 Billion in revenues annually

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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...
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    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)...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
    35 views0 comments
    State's Sneaky Council Slush Fund
    verityinyarraville
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    State's Sneaky Council Slush Fund

    State Government forces Councils to deliver state services so ratepayers suffer while MPs play.
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    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.
    178 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...
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    Councillors Use Financial Principles For Own Gain
    verityinyarraville
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Councillors Use Financial Principles For Own Gain

    Careful budgeting stops rate relief, but not staff costs or rising Councillor allowances. authorised by V Web bP O Box 388 Yarraville 3013
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