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EDITORIAL: National role for local councils – The Geelong Advertiser

EDITORIAL: National role for local council

Geelong Advertiser November 19th, 2008

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THE mayors’ summit meeting in Canberra yesterday has highlighted just how important our third tier of government is to Australia.

More than $300 million has been provided by the Federal Government to prime the economy from the bottom up and there are more than 650 organised, responsible and professional organisations ready to spend the money………..This  example of  our councils at work performing a national  role is timely. ……………State rights have been consistently under siege  over the past 20 years  with all Federal  governments happy to over-ride the states  “in the national interest”. Water rights, potential nuclear plant sites, conservation issues and health and education areas have all felt the hot breath of federalism under the guise of “common good”.ocal government annually spends about $20 billion _  about  two per cent of GDP _  and employs about 1.3 per cent of the Australian labour force. It provides the majority of the  essential services and infrastructure in  local and regional communities and, in many cases, is the only reference point for communities………………………..Over the past 30 years there has been a  broadening  in responsibilities from the traditional roads, footpaths and rubbish to the growing  area of human services……………………Particularly in the area of climate change, local councils should  be the front line troops.

EDITORIAL: National role for local councils – The Geelong Advertiser

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November 20, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized