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
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
30th August 2007 The Australian Local Government Association has recommended councils hold amalgamation ballots on Saturday, October 20. Local Government Association of Queensland president Paul Bell, told this week’s LGAQ annual conference on the Gold … Continue Reading
23rd August 2007Federal Minister for Local Government, Jim Lloyd, today called on Premier Peter Beattie to throw out all legislation relating to ‘his ham-fisted local government amalgamations’ and start again. This time, he needs to … Continue Reading
22nd August 2007Queensland Coalition pressure in State Parliament has forced PremierBeattie to strike out laws which made it illegal for councils to holdreferendums to determine their local community’s views on forced councilamalgamations. During Question Time … Continue Reading
21st August 2007The State Coalition has vowed not to back-off in its fight to protectcommunities from Labor’s forced council mergers. Coalition Leader Jeff Seeney this morning promised there’d be no let upin State Parliament this … Continue Reading
20th August 2007Queensland Premier Peter Beattie admits he “stuffed up” by legislating to ban polls on forced local government mergers and says he won’t sack councils that hold referendums on the issue. Citing new government-commissioned … Continue Reading
20th August 2007Queensland Premier Peter Beattie’s decision to withdraw threats to sack councils if they conduct amalgamation ballots has been hailed as a victory for the people by Prime Minister John Howard. Mr Beattie yesterday … Continue Reading
14th August 2007Peter Beattie’s ‘iconic’ legislation to protect Noosa and Douglas shiresstood as an icon in nonsense, the State Coalition said today. Coalition Leader Jeff Seeney said the whole episode was an absolutefarce and proved … Continue Reading
13th August 2007Queensland Mayors are only holding rallies against the State Government’s controversial council amalgamation laws because they don’t want to lose their jobs, Premier Peter Beattie claims. The Queensland Parliament passed legislation on Friday … Continue Reading
10th August 2007The Queensland Coalition has vowed to fight on and is undertaking alegal challenge against Peter Beattie’s undemocratic laws to forcecouncil amalgamations. Queensland Coalition Leader Jeff Seeney said he had legal opinion theCoalition had … Continue Reading
7th August 2007The issue of Labor’s forced local government amalgamations will behighlighted in State Parliament today as the Queensland Coalitioncontinues to fight against the undemocratic process which has forcedlocal communities to merge without any input … Continue Reading
7th August 2007The Prime Minister’s announcement the Australian Electoral Commission > will conduct local polls on council amalgamations free-of-charge has > been applauded by the State Coalition.> > Queensland Coalition Leader Jeff Seeney said Prime … Continue Reading
7th August 2007The Federal Government has intervened in the contentious issue of Queensland council amalgamations, offering to pay for the Australian Electoral Commission to conduct the referenda which the State Government has refused to conduct. … Continue Reading
1st August 2007 The Beattie Government threat to use legislation to stop local councils seeking the public’s opinion on planned council amalgamations is an outrageous abuse of people’s right to be heard, Liberal Leader and … Continue Reading