The Treasurer, Mike Nahan, says the Government will formally abandon its council merger process. "Governor's Orders will be rescinded, meaning that there will be no change to local government boundaries", he is quoted as saying.
Local Government Minister, Tony Simpson, is still interested in pursuing voluntary amalgamations, and even goes as far as to say "The Premier said there's no forced amalgamations" (but we've heard that before, haven't we!) - but has offered no timeline for rescinding Governor's Orders (and hence no real commitment to doing so).
The Premier 'hinted that councils would learn the fate of the merger process tomorrow' - and added that "The state is not going to give up on local government reform, but we'll give more details tomorrow".
Well, it's sincerely to be hoped that all these gentlemen (and I use the term loosely) get their act together and all sing from the same hymnsheet tomorrow - and that the hymn is the one that the community wants to hear. Nothing less than a commitment to rescinding the Governor's Orders will suffice, guys - let's put all this to bed and move on.
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