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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Friday, August 8, 2014

WALGA Told to Represent It's Members

Not before time, the members of the WA Local Government Association have sent a clear message that the Association has got it wrong on local democracy. 

My question is why has it taken so long? It's not as if this is the first opportunity for this to happen - WALGA's State Council meets regularly during the year and is composed of delegates from each of the zones, which in turn consist of representatives of each of its constituent local governments.

Does this suggest a deficiency in WALGA's internal democracy?

The City of Nedlands made its view very clear when it pulled out of WALGA in October last year.

It would be really interesting to know who the 32 that voted against the motion were - and, especially, to ask them to publicly justify doing so to their electors and ratepayers.
Post News, 9th August 2014
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