Another side to Council Spin
Does anyone really believe just 11 men and women were “the problem” at City of Canning? Well, until the Department of Local Government, at the direction of the next Minister for Local Government finally releases the Canning Councillors’ full answers to questions about why they acted the way they did, we cannot trust a Liberal […]
Read MoreCommissioner Linton Reynolds was appointed by the Barnett Govt to ensure continuity of services to ratepayers and staff. Unelected and paid a salary, Mr Reynolds will be here for a very long time, as inquiries are dragged out, and costs mount. Liberal politician Mike Nahan’s constant attacks on Canning Council (as opposed to the actions of staff – whom […]
Read MoreIn eight weeks this community initiative has achieved: 2,100 visitors 25 subscribers 74 signatures to the petition to keep council inquiries open, and is succeeding in raising awareness there could be unforeseen consequences to the Barnett Govt stopping any elected representative involvement in Canning’s business for up to two years (including if preparations towards council mergers begin) In […]
Read MoreThe Barnett Govt’s excessive focus only on City of Canning is beginning to be questioned: Why is Canning subjected to multiple inquiries when other suspended councils aren’t? Why are we forced to pay millions for these investigations? Why are the inquiries kept closed? Why is the Barnett Govt acting in a way designed to keep REAL representatives of the […]
Read MoreAlready suspended Councillors of Canning could be kept out until March 2014, when yet another inquiry is set to end. However, this may mean we are not free to vote in new Councillors at local government elections later this year. With the current Council suspended in November, a new 12 month inquiry three months away, […]
Read MoreYep, by the time the seemingly endless process of inquiries in to Canning is over, ratepayers’ monies will be the worse for it. Minister for Local Govt, John Castrilli, has today announced a second inquiry, complete with Barrister oversight, the powers of a Royal Commission and a 12 month time frame. In a situation getting more dramatic by […]
Read MoreThe Commissioner’s New Year message appears to suggest so. It may also be revealing the means to achieve the Barnett Government’s intent to amalgamate councils: use of a Commissioner to expedite the process. The issues “exposed” during the inquiry don’t stand out as wildly different to those implied constantly of other councils and state govt departments. The Minister for Local Government, […]
Read MoreCouncillor Megan O’Donnell was recently forced to go public in The West Australian, in an attempt to get answers on the immediate future for City of Canning’s Council and its residents. why has the Shire of Ashburton, despite the discovery of serious probity issues resulting in the dismissal of its CEO, only been suspended for 6 months […]
Read MoreYet another Council has just been suspended. A third is under review. Again “the need for training”, as relates to Councillors, is offered up as the problem and the solution to management issues at the local government level. But is the situation that simple? The City of Canning inquiry was sparked by Mayor Delle Donne asking the […]
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