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Delivery or Democracy?
We need Local Government. But do we need Local Councillors? Switch off the Donald Trump Inauguration tomorrow night and tune in instead to the Shoalhaven City Council meeting as it looks set to be a doozy to kick off 2025. Despite ambitious New Year resolutions, Shoalhaven Council has faced some
Gilmore Independent Radiates Energy and Rallies Community
Fun isn't the first word that comes to mind when we think about politics. But Kate Dezarnaulds intends to change that with her announcement today of candidacy as an independent for Gilmore in the upcoming federal election. by Cat Holloway / Surrounded by friends, family and supporters in Berry,
Rates up by 12% Yipee?
by Cat Holloway / Shoalhaven ratepayers will pay 12% more from July 1, 2025. But that might not be enough to save the Council from administration. Weeks of community consultation and workshopping didn't increase Shoalhaven’s appetite for a rate rise. Nevertheless, at the Council meeting on Tuesday, December
Developer’s flood plan will fail, say experts on West Culburra
by Lucy Robertson / Engineers and environmentalists have slammed a developer’s response to community concerns over flawed flood projections for a new subdivision proposed in West Culburra. In the development plan, 40ha of critical habitat for threatened species would be cleared to make way for a 400-home housing estate in