Local government

Huge planning rules changes will create problems across Canada Bay LGA

Councillor post, Heritage, Housing, Local-Canada Bay, Planning /

By Councillor Charles Jago The new programs The NSW Dept of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) has issued two major changes to planning rules in recent months. These include: The problems in brief: these programs, intended to start this year, bring a huge and destructive change to existing planning rules. The major problems include: For […]

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Submission to the NSW Planning Inquiry

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by Councillor Charles Jago, City of Canada Bay Council Density and infrastructure The government has set planning targets for each council in Sydney to approve new dwellings, so future population growth is locked in. However, the government has neglected the infrastructure that residents need – public transport, public schools, hospitals and more. Key examples of

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Why Council increased rates with a special rate variation

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by Councillor Charles Jago At this week’s council meeting (20 June 2023), Council adopted an updated delivery plan, operational plan and budget, which included the rate increase (special rate variation – SRV) which was recently approved by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). This rate increase is an important issue which directly affects the

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LOCAL COUNCILS SHOULD NOT BE FOOLED BY BAIRD’S BLUSTER AND BULLYING

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Local councils across the state should not be fooled by Premier Baird’s bullying language and aggressive campaign to force amalgamations. Premier Baird and Local Government Minister Toole sent a letter to all NSW Mayors with an unsubtle threat to councils who have listened to their local community and decided to remain standalone: “Councils that see the

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