council deamalgamation

Vale Rochelle Porteous, community fighter to the end

Rochelle Porteous, an indefatigable campaigner, suddenly died earlier this year. Hall Greenland writes about her activism, noting many of her greatest victories came while she was in a minority on Leichhardt Council.

NSW Labor’s new deamalgamation law fails local communities

NSW Labor has amended the Local Government Act to give the minister more power over whether forcibly-merged councils can demerge, breaking one of its pre-election promises. Pip Hinman reports.

Community gathers for deamalgamation

Labor rejects majority vote to demerge Inner West Council

The NSW Boundaries Commission has rejected the Inner West Council's bid to deamalgamate, despite 62.5% of residents voting to do so. Peter Boyle reports. 

Keep local in council protest outside NSW Parliament

Communities tell NSW Labor to stick to council deamalgamation policy, promises

Community representatives from across the state demanded NSW Labor stick to its policy, and promises, to help forcibly merged councils wishing to deamalgamate to do so. Pip Hinman reports.