Rural and regional councils across New South Wales have come out strongly against a Federal Government proposal to reduce default speed limits on country roads by 30 kilometres per hour.
Country Mayors Association
Posted inLocal politics, Money, NSW Politics
Country mayors demand action as cost shifting hits $1.5 billion
Country mayors across New South Wales have renewed calls for urgent reform after a new report revealed councils are absorbing $1.5 billion a year in costs offloaded by State and Federal governments
Posted inFederal Politics, Grants and funding, Local politics
Country Mayors urge Federal Government to restore critical Local Council funding
NSW Country Mayors Association is warning that declining financial support is placing rural and regional councils under extreme pressure.
Posted inCrime, Local News, NSW Politics
Regional crime inquiry gets green light
National Party politicians have been congratulating each other on the establishment of a new inquiry into community safety and crime in regional NSW this week.
Posted inGunnedah Shire, Local News, News
Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) Welcomes Financial Model Review
The Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) has welcomed the announcement of a review into NSW Local Government financial sustainability, albeit with some reservations.
Posted inCrime
Call for parliamentary inquiry on regional crime
The Country Mayors Association, Police Association of New South Wales and NSW Farmers, as well as local MP Adam Marshall, have called for a Parliamentary Inquiry into crime, law and order in rural and regional New South Wales.
Posted inNSW Politics
Country Mayors demand equity for the regions in upcoming state budget
The Country Mayors Association of NSW (CMA) has called on the NSW Government to address critical priorities for regional and rural communities as it approaches the September Budget.
Posted inEnergy
Country mayors say more solar needed in the cities to ease tensions in the regions
The Country Mayors Association of NSW are calling for State and Federal governments in increase rooftop solar installations in Sydney.