This is the personal blog of Ian Ker, who was Councillor for the South Ward of the Town of Vincent from 1995 to 2009. I have been a resident of this area since 1985. This blog was originally conceived as a way of letting residents of Vincent know what I have been doing and sharing thoughts on important issues. I can now use it to sound off about things that concern me.

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Monday, October 14, 2013

Who Says Bigger Is Better? Not the Community of Noosa

Slipping under the radar - perhaps because it predates the current fracas in Perth - the people of Noosa have been freed from the forced amalgamation into the Sunshine Coast - after an overwhelming 80% vote in favour of de-amalgamation.

I am reminded of what Janette Sadik Khan, New York Transport Commissioner, said recently: The proof is not in the computer model, it is in the real world performance…". Well, the people of Noosa have road-tested the big local government model, compared it with their previous experience, and decided that it doesn't perform for them.

Interesting that this de-amalgamation, recognising the strong views of the community, is under a Liberal state government that is generally regarded as at least as arrogant as that of Colin Barnett here in WA.
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