A South Australian City wants councils to volunteer to trial innovative public governance models including Liquid Democracy to fight against the “alarming” erosion of trust in local government. “Liquid democracy” is described as delegative democracy whereby a community engages in collective decision-making through direct participation. The City of Holdfast Bay Council says … [Read more...] about Introducing “Liquid Democracy”
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How to be responsible for your cat
Council-under-administration will develop a Central Coast Responsible Cat Ownership Policy by this time next year. It's been a long time coming. The councillors - suspended in October 2020 - first started talking about cats in 2018 and decided to create a companion animal advisory committee. The committee held its first meeting in October 2019 where it considered a "cat … [Read more...] about How to be responsible for your cat
Council tackles pot hole bonanza
Light at end of tunnel for marathon task of repairing potholes At the end of May, Central Coast Council had identified 8,108 potholes across the region’s 2,000km road network still needing repair. This was despite more thn 32,000 potholes filled since February. Council expects to fill the remaining holes by the end of June. But Council said the intense and … [Read more...] about Council tackles pot hole bonanza
Planning panel again refuses sixth storey
The Local Planning Panel has reaffirmed a previous decision it made to refuse a sixth storey to a building currently being built at 5-7 Church St, Terrigal. In an unanimous decision, the panel said it considered there was no compelling reason to support approval of the proposed modification. It said the proposed non compliances with the Gosford Local Environment Plan … [Read more...] about Planning panel again refuses sixth storey
Ample evidence Council needs to improve performance, says IPART
Consultants for IPART found that Central Coast Council Water has not done a Customer Service Standards survey since 2012 and that performance outcomes are not aligned to targets set by the community. IPART said CCC Water has advised that it will engage with its customers to identify the outcomes that matter to them, such as the number of bills paid on time and percentage of … [Read more...] about Ample evidence Council needs to improve performance, says IPART
