WALGA Supporting Local Councils

That shouldn't really be a newsworthy headline, but there were many times during the Barnett/Simpson local government so-called reform debacle that the WA Local Government Association at best didn't reflect the views and concerns of all its member councils and, at worst, was decidedly partisan in the Government's favour.

Even now, there are some councils pursuing their own individual claims for compensation, suggesting a continuing lack of faith in the Association to adequately represent the interests of all its members.

Either way, the claims for reimbursement are legitimate. If Barnett/Simpson hadn't embarked on their ill-advised ideological vendetta, local governments would not have had to incur these costs.

If there is no reimbursement, Barnett and Simpson will lose even more credibility than they already have.