NSW Shire Demerger Ignites Calls for Other Councils to Follow Suit

NSW shire demerger ignites calls for other councils to follow suit

A decision to split the Cootamundra-Gundagai council is applauded by de-amalgamation advocates.

Council prepares for demerger

Image: Doublelee/stock.adobe.com  Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council’s demerger into two new separate councils is now set to proceed.   The demerger was initially approved in August of 2022, and on 3 October 2023, the Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoenig, announced his support to split Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council provided it could develop a robust implementation plan for two separate councils.  The implementation plan developed…

Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council given green light to demerge - Tumut and Adelong Times

Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig, with Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke and Cootamundra-Gundagai mayor Abb McAlister, was in Gundagai on Thursday to announce the demerger of Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. PHOTO: Helen Castles. There were scenes of jubilant celebration in Gundagai on Thursday morning, as Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig officially announced the long-awaited demerger of Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. It …

'Waste bin of history': Cootamundra-Gundagai council finally set to demerge

Minister Roy Hoenig met with Mayor Abb McAllister, Cootamundra MP Steph Cooke and Councillor David Graham to discuss a demerger pathway earlier this year. Photo: Roy Hoenig MP Facebook. The NSW Minister for Local Government has today (17 July) announced that the demerger of Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council into two councils is to proceed. Described as a ‘dog’s breakfast’ by critics, the combining of the Cootamundra and Gundagai shire counci…