24th September 2007Over 700 000 people and 87 Councils have demanded a say on forced council amalgamations by engaging the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) to conduct plebiscites of electors in their area,” Shadow Minister for … Continue Reading
24th September 2007Some 87 Queensland councils will defy the State Government and hold plebiscites on whether or not shire amalgamations should go ahead. But holding plebiscites on forced council mergers in areas not affected by … Continue Reading
18th September 2007 The Queensland Coalition has urged all affected councils to take up theFederal offer of polls on amalgamations. Coalition Leader Jeff Seeney said legislation passed in the Senate inCanberra last night cleared the … Continue Reading
17th September 2007“The Warrego Water Auction should continue without further political debate,” Member for Warrego Howard Hobbs said today. “The Warrego water action scheduled for 18th September in Charleville and 19th September in Cunnamulla has … Continue Reading
12th September 2007New Premier Anna Bligh should go back to the drawing board on councilamalgamations and ensure communities have a genuine say in how they aregoverned locally, the Queensland Coalition said today. Deputy Opposition Leader … Continue Reading
11th September 2007Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie has announced his retirement as the State’s leader, bowing out of Parliament as of Thursday. Mr Beattie has been the State’s Premier since 1998. He told a Brisbane Press … Continue Reading
10th September 2007A Senate Inquiry has backed the Federal Government’s policy of offering to pay for local Queensland councils to conduct plebiscites on the contentious issue of shire amalgamations. Nationals Senate Leader Ron Boswell says … Continue Reading
10th September 2007Shadow Minister for Local Government, Planning and Sport Howard Hobbs today warned Queensland unions that threatening Council workers affected by Council amalgamations with the sack unless they paid a union membership was akin … Continue Reading
6th September 2007The Beattie government’s impossible deadline for all council transitioncommittees to have met by Sunday was confirmed in an email from LocalGovernment Department director general to councils and unions, the StateCoalition said today. Shadow … Continue Reading
5th September 2007 The state’s top judge has rejected a request by the State Government to stall a civil case brought against it by the Local Government Association stemming from the forced council amalgamations. The … Continue Reading
5th September 2007Local Government Minister Andrew Fraser is continuing to stuff up on newlaws forcing Queensland councils to amalgamate, with the QueenslandCoalition accusing the Minister of introducing an invalid regulationinto the State Parliament. Shadow Local … Continue Reading
5th September 2007 Union organiser and failed ALP Member for Burdekin Steve Rodgers’appointment to no less than four FNQ council transition committees madea mockery of Labor’s claim amalgamation transition committees were notbeing stacked with ALP … Continue Reading
4th September 2007Peter Beattie’s stacking of council transition committees with unionhacks had nothing to do with looking after local communities buteverything to do with delivering to union bosses, the State Coalitionsaid today. Coalition Leader Jeff … Continue Reading
3rd September 2007Federal Labor Leader Kevin Rudd will be the target of an anti-council amalgamation campaign to be launched today on Queensland’s Noosa beach. The Friends of Noosa group was formed in protest of the … Continue Reading
30th August 2007 Last week AgForce made its submission to the Senate inquiry in relation to legislation to enable polls to occur in Queensland for communities to have their say on council amalgamations. The submission … Continue Reading