House of Representatives Committees

Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration

Inquiry into Local Government and Cost Shifting

Submissions

Listed below are the submissions for the inquiry into Local Government and Cost Shifting that the Committee has received and which the Committee has authorised for publication. Further submissions will be made available on this site as original paper copies are converted to electronic documents.

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1 Mr Neil Clark (PDF 12KB)
2 Mr Andrew Solomon (PDF 4KB)
3 Vaucluse Progress Association (PDF 698KB)
4 Shire of Irwin (PDF 1904KB)
5 Coonamble Shire Council (PDF 706KB)
6 Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited (PDF 591KB)
7 Australian Education Union (PDF 37KB)
8 Orange City Council (PDF 1487KB)
9 Roxby Downs Council (PDF 266KB)
10 Ms Harriett Swift (PDF 516KB)
11 Boorowa Council (PDF 2007KB)
12 City of Belmont (PDF 928KB)
13 Wyndham City Council (PDF 732KB)
14 Mr Bob Charles MP (PDF 158KB)
15 City of Ballarat (PDF 1136KB)
16 Hurstville City Council (PDF 321KB)
17 District Cuncil of Ceduna (PDF 54KB)
18 Mr Ian Bowie (PDF 17KB)
19 Crookwell Shire Council (PDF 381KB)
20 Crookwell Shire Council (supplementary) (PDF 393KB)
21 Cr Peter Dowling, Redland Shire Council (PDF 417KB)
22 Mr John Black (PDF 204KB)
23 Mr Ray Hunt (PDF 827KB)
24 Mosman Municipal Council (PDF 438KB)
25 Cr Murray Elliott, Redland Shire Council (PDF 236KB)
26 Riddoch Ward Community Consultative Committee (PDF 168KB)
27 Guyra Shire Council (PDF 296KB)
28 Gundagai Shire Council (PDF 909KB)
29 Ms Judith Melville (PDF 2759KB)
30 Narrandera Shire Council (PDF 1787KB)
31 Horsham Rural City Council (PDF 907KB)
32 Mr ES Cossart (PDF 683KB)
33 Shire of Gnowangerup (PDF 1959KB)
34 Armidale Dumaresq Council (PDF 2014KB)
35 Country Public Libraries Association of New South Wales (PDF 2252KB)
36 City of Glen Eira (PDF 22KB)
37 District Council of Ceduna (supplementary) (PDF 1226KB)
38 Mr Geoffrey Burke (PDF 187KB)
39 Corowa Shire Council (PDF 453KB)
40 Hay Shire Council (PDF 752KB)
41 District Council of Tumby Bay (PDF 501KB)
42 Dalby Town Council (PDF 395KB)
43 District Council of Karoonda East Murray (PDF 885KB)
44 Moonee Valley City Council (PDF 230KB)
45 City of Cockburn (PDF 34KB)
46 Northern Rivers Regional Organisations of Councils (PDF 25KB)
47 Brisbane City Council (PDF 42KB)
48 City of Perth (PDF 30KB)
49 Shire of Chapman Valley (PDF 1438KB)
50 Tiwi Islands Local Government (PDF 9KB)
51 Murray Shire Council (PDF 805KB)
52 The Nicol Group (PDF 1876KB)
53 Greater Shepparton City Council (PDF 2038KB)
54 Manningham City Council Part A (PDF 23KB) Part B (PDF 39KB)
55 Pittwater Council (PDF 3217KB)
56 The Tweed Group Part A (PDF 7KB) Part B (PDF 352KB)
57 Nambucca Shire Council (PDF 2793KB)
58 Shire of Gingin (PDF 2982KB)
59 Shire of Laverton Council (PDF 2108KB)
60 Berrigan Shire Council (PDF 699KB)
61 Bathurst City Council (PDF 791KB)
62 Richmond-Tweed Regional Library (PDF 927KB)
63 Surf Coast Shire Council (PDF 9KB)
64 Shire of Campaspe (PDF 867KB)
65 Scarborough & Districts Progress Association Inc. (PDF 552KB)
66 Shire of Yalgoo (PDF 1651KB)
67 Belyando Shire Council (PDF 446KB)
68 Mr AJ Brown, Griffith University (PDF 182KB)
69 North Midlands Voluntary Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 2245KB)
70 City of Wanneroo (PDF 2023KB)
71 Shire of Tambellup (PDF 813KB)
72 Pilbara Regional Council (PDF 57KB)
73 Hindmarsh Shire Council (PDF 186KB)
74 City of Casey - Part A (PDF 6KB) Part B (PDF 65KB)
75 Warrnambool City Council (PDF 3771KB)
76 Coomalie Community Government Council (PDF 469KB)
77 The City of Newcastle Council (PDF 2469KB)
78 Shire of Strathbogie (PDF 341KB)
79 Penrith City Council (PDF 1024KB)
80 Western Australian Local Government Association (PDF 27KB)
81 Derwent Valley Council (PDF 261KB)
82 Noosa Council (PDF 1074KB)
83 Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 922KB)
84 Singleton Council (PDF 2222KB)
85 Wattle Range Council (PDF 1357KB)
86 Palmerston City Council (PDF 941KB)
87 City of Whitehorse Council (PDF 1774KB)
88 Maroondah City Council (PDF 106KB)
89 Corangamite Shire Council (PDF 4330KB)
90 Manilla Shire Council (PDF 2779KB)
91 City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder (PDF 605KB)
92 Bayside City Council (PDF 3178KB)
93 Local Government Association of Queensland (PDF 152KB)
94 City of Albury (PDF 120KB)
95 Blacktown City Council (PDF 123KB)
96 Darebin City Council (PDF 130KB)
97 Maclean Shire Council (PDF 817KB)
98 City of Prospect (PDF 54KB)
99 District Council of Grant (PDF 4148KB)
100 Hornsby Shire Council (PDF 3047KB)
101 Shire of Coolgardie (PDF 84KB)
102 City of Armadale (PDF 20KB)
103 Department of Transport and Regional Services (PDF 282KB)
104 Leichhardt Council (PDF 30KB)
105 Municipal Council of Kiama (PDF 17KB)
106 Hume Shire Council (PDF 16KB)
107 Kempsey Shire Council (PDF 1105KB)
108 Mr Alan Rossiter (PDF 189KB)
109 Murrumbidgee Shire Council (PDF 689KB)
110 Cooloola Shire Council (PDF 837KB)
111 The Federated Municipal & Shire Council Employees' Union (PDF 74KB)
112 Police Federation of Australia (PDF 19KB)
113 North Sydney Council (PDF 18KB)
114 Whyalla City Council (PDF 58KB)
115 Mid Murray Council (PDF 575KB)
116 Alexandria Council (PDF 1962KB)
117 Devonport City Council (PDF 9KB)
118 Moira Concerns Inc. (PDF 1271KB)
119 Cabonne Council (PDF 15KB)
120 Severn Shire Council (PDF 23KB)
121 Mr Geoff King (PDF 789KB)
122 Tamworth City Council (PDF 2371KB)
123 Coolah Shire Council (PDF 498KB)
124 Tweed Shire Council (PDF 2160KB)
125 Darwin City Council (PDF 74KB)
126 Deniliquin Council (PDF 13KB)
127 West Coast Council (PDF 911KB)
128 Indigo Shire Council (PDF 1976KB)
129 Alice Springs Town Council (PDF 2578KB)
130 Cairns City Council (PDF 17KB)
131 West Wimmera Shire Council (PDF 351KB)
132 Cooma-Monaro Shire Council (PDF 1444KB)
133 Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (PDF 51KB)
134 Katherine Town Council (PDF 84KB)
135 Melbourne City Council (PDF 24KB)
136 Roma Town Council (PDF 7829KB)
137 Queensland Government Department of Local Government and Planning (PDF 10KB)
138 Banyule City Council (PDF 689KB)
139 Maroochy Shire Council (PDF 3524KB)
140 Northern Grampians Shire Council (PDF 5KB)
141 Australian Local Government Association (PDF 133KB)
142 South East Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 142KB)
143 Baw Baw Shire Council (PDF 3008KB)
144 Mount Isa City Council (PDF 15KB)
145 Diamantina Shire Council (PDF 1466KB)
146 Swan Hill Rural City Council (PDF 2466KB)
147 South East Local Government Association (PDF 14KB)
148 Knox City Council (PDF 5652KB)
149 Australian Services Union (PDF 33KB)
150 Ms June Graham (PDF 918KB)
151 Gold Coast City Council (PDF 1726KB)
152 Redland Shire Council (PDF 1101KB)
153 City of Boroondara (PDF 6KB)
154 Central Coast Council (PDF 2254KB)
155 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 128KB)
156 Bundaberg City Council (PDF 1648KB)
157 Yarriambiack Shire Council (PDF 2693KB)
158 Bega Valley Shire Council (PDF 2999KB)
159 The Dennis Family Corporation (PDF 507KB)
160 Shire of Dundas (PDF 501KB)
161 Frankston City Council (PDF 604KB)
162 Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 197KB)
163 Cook Shire Council (PDF 903KB)
164 City of Wagga Wagga (PDF 22KB)
165 Coorong District Council (PDF 13KB)
166 Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 220KB)
167 District Council of Streaky Bay (PDF 12KB)
168 Shire of Wongan-Ballidu (PDF 22KB)
169 Town and Country Planning Association (PDF 16KB)
170 Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 73KB)
171 Central Highlands Council (PDF 572KB)
172 Blue Mountains City Council (PDF 86KB)
173 Inverell Shire Council (PDF 802KB)
174 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Northern Territory (PDF 28KB)
175 Shire of Yilgarn (PDF 15KB)
176 Victorian Minister of Local Government (PDF 12KB)
177 Rosalie Shire Council (PDF 409KB)
178 Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (PDF 1851KB)
179 City of Sydney Council - Covering letter (PDF 4KB) Submission (PDF 88KB)
180 Mulwaree Shire Council (PDF 550KB)
181 Shoalhaven City Council (PDF 30KB)
182 South West Group (PDF 41KB)
183 Shire of Nannup (PDF 12KB)
184 Port Phillip City Council (PDF 28KB)
185 Parramatta City Council (PDF 31KB)
186 Mudgee Shire Council (PDF KB)
187 Bass Coast Shire Council (PDF 41KB)
188 Campbelltown City Council (PDF 36KB)
189 Townsville City Council (PDF 88KB)
190 City of Whittlesea (PDF 91KB)
191 Hawkesbury City Council (PDF 15KB)
192 City of Salisbury (PDF 20KB)
193 Parry Shire Council (PDF 118KB)
194 King Island Council (PDF 29KB)
195 Monash City Council (PDF 20KB)
196 Moorabool Shire Council (PDF 41KB)
197 Gatton Shire Council (PDF 7KB)
198 Tennant Creek Town Council (PDF 78KB)
199 Walcha Council (PDF 8KB)
200 Barossa Council (PDF 27KB)
201 Maitland Shire Council (PDF 49KB)
202 Environmental Research and Information Consortium Pty Ltd (PDF 23KB)
203 Goulburn City Council (PDF 31KB)
204 Mr O L W Bevan (PDF 21KB)
205 City of Greater Bendigo (PDF 41KB)
206 Hunter Region Organisation of Councils (PDF 119KB)
207 Mildura Rural City Council (PDF 23KB)
208 West Tamar Council (PDF 18KB)
209 Pine Creek Community Government Council (PDF 13KB)
210 Lismore City Council (PDF 17KB)
211 City of Tea Tree Gully (PDF 93KB)
212 Mornington Peninsula Shire Council (PDF 23KB)
213 Leeton Shire Council (PDF 13KB)
214 Eurobodalla Shire Council - Covering letter (PDF 4KB) Submission (PDF 34KB)
215 Moree Plains Shire Council (PDF 7KB)
216 NamoiROC (PDF 71KB)
217 Gunnedah Shire Council (PDF 143KB)
218 City of Melville (PDF 204KB)
219 Shire of Manjimup (PDF 34KB)
220 Griffith City Council (PDF 10KB)
221 lpswich City Council (PDF 32KB)
222 Yass Shire Council (PDF 52KB)
223 Local Government Association of South Australia (PDF 191KB)
224 Victorian Local Governance Association (PDF 23KB)
225 Ku-ring-gai Council (PDF 12KB)
226 LGOV NSW (PDF 66KB)
227 Campbelltown City Council (PDF 231KB)
228 Mingenew Shire Council (PDF 496KB)
229 Burwood Council (PDF 1670KB)
230 Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes (PDF 1011KB)
231 Dalby Town Council (PDF 3686KB)
232 Penrith City Council (PDF 3545KB)
233 City of Unley (PDF 1380KB)
234 Tatiara District Council (PDF 2088KB)
235 Naracoorte Lucindale Council (PDF 223KB)
236 District Council of Loxton Waikerie (PDF 16KB)
237 Cambooya Shire Council (PDF 44KB)
238 City of Stonnington (PDF 109KB)
239 Town of Victoria Park (PDF 527KB)
240 Rockhampton City Council (PDF 2221KB)
241 Winton Shire Council (PDF 592KB)
242 City of Bunbury (PDF 1933KB)
243 Delatite Shire (PDF 1695KB)
244 Urana Shire Council (PDF 391KB)
245 City of Mitcham (PDF 9KB)
246 Victorian Farmers Federations - Covering Letter (PDF 299KB) Submission (PDF 73KB)
247 Flinders Island Tourism Association (PDF 613KB)
248 Kentish Council (PDF 612KB)
249 Chinchilla Shire Council (PDF 260KB)
250 Canterbury City Council (PDF 609KB)
251 Richmond-Upper Clarence Regional Library (PDF 17KB)
252 Mr Mark Drummond - Part A (PDF 18KB) Part B (PDF 9KB) Part C (PDF 38KB) Part D (PDF 27KB)
253 National Farmers Federation (PDF 42KB)
254 Northern Grampians Shire Council (PDF 1593KB)
255 Caboolture Shire Council (PDF 20KB)
256 Hornsby Shire Council (PDF 4627KB)
257 Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (PDF 16KB)
258 Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of Victoria Inc. (PDF 729KB)
259 Gosford City Council (PDF 1190KB)
260 Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources (PDF 168KB)
261 Mackay City Council (PDF 612KB)
262 Tenterfield Shire Council (PDF 612KB) 263 Moonee Valley City Council (PDF 612KB) 264 Sarina Shire Council (PDF 58KB) 265 City of Dubbo (PDF 990KB) 266 South Australian Government (PDF 76KB) 267 Council of the Shire of Cardwell (PDF 237KB) 268 Murray and Mallee Local Government Association (PDF 1000KB) 269 Dalrymple Shire Council (PDF 871KB) 270 Coolah Shire Council (PDF 915KB) 271 City of Albany, Shire of Denmark, Shire of Plantagenet (PDF 18KB) 272 Australia Local Government Women's Association Queensland (PDF 36KB) 273 Northern Areas Council (PDF 13KB) 274 Railway Technical Society of Australia (PDF 23KB) 275 Nillumbik Shire Council (PDF 2266KB) 276 Shire of Manjimup (PDF 122KB) 277 Redcliffe City Council (PDF 22KB) 278 Department of the Treasury (PDF 780KB) 279 Local Government Association of Tasmania (PDF 182KB) 280 Yass Shire Council (PDF 4KB) 281 City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters (PDF 3185KB) 282 City of Greater Dandenong (PDF 830KB) 283 City of Wodonga (PDF 696KB) 284 Shire Council of Waggamba (PDF 174KB) 285 City of Geelong (PDF 932KB) 286 City of Stirling (PDF 680KB) 287 City of Onkaparinga(PDF 2279KB) 288 Boonah Shire Council (PDF 264KB) 289 Latrobe Council (PDF 932KB) 290 Coolah Shire Council (PDF 175KB) 291 Emerald Shire Council (PDF 432KB) 292 District Council of Elliston (PDF 50KB) 293 Local Government Managers Association (PDF 473KB) 294 Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF 228KB) 295 Barunga Manyallaluk Community Government Council (PDF 563KB) 296 District Council of Grant (PDF 437KB) 297 City of Tea Tree Gully (PDF 114KB) 298 Department of Local Government and Regional Development (PDF 843KB) 299 Urban Local Government Association of Queensland Inc (PDF 361KB) 300 City of Victor Harbor (PDF 25KB) 301 Clarence City Council (PDF 17KB) 302 Shire of Quairading (PDF 211KB) 303 Toowoomba City Council (PDF 254KB) 304 Coffs Harbour City Council (PDF 1814KB) 305 Northern Territory Department of Community Development, Sports and Cultural Affairs (PDF 102KB) 306 City of West Torrens (PDF 312KB) 307 City of Salisbury (PDF 137KB) 308 Whyalla City Council (PDF 37KB) 309 Palmerston City Council (PDF 895KB) 310 Western Australian Local Government Association (PDF 1461KB) 311 National Farmers Federation (PDF 107KB) 312 Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association (PDF 434KB) 313 Department of Transport and Regional Services (PDF 954KB) 314 Mosman Municipal Council (PDF 342KB) 315 Boroondara City Council (PDF 1814KB) 316 Cradle Coast Authority (PDF 146KB) 317 Local Government Managers Australia (QLD) (PDF 125KB) 318 Manningham City Council (PDF 2684KB) 319 Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee Inc (PDF 2527KB) 320 Local Government Managers Australia (WA) (PDF 71KB) 321 Wyong Shire Council (PDF 68KB) 322 Local Government Association QLD (PDF 1274KB) 323 Local Government Association NSW Part 1 (PDF 86KB) Part 2 (PDF 38KB) 324 National Competition Council (PDF 229KB) 325 Local Government Association NSW (PDF 118KB) 326 Southern Grampians Shire Council (PDF 312KB) 327 Pyrenees Shire Council (PDF 3843KB) 328 Golden Plains Shire (PDF 163KB) 329 Shire of Yalgool (PDF 348KB) 330 Central Land Council Directorate (PDF 680KB) 331 Mr Mark Drummond (PDF 78KB) 332 Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) (PDF 9954KB) 333 The Commonwealth Grants Commission (PDF 469KB) 334 Department of Transport and Regional Services (PDF 2947KB) 335 Northern Land Council (PDF 2928KB) 336 Environment Australia (PDF 3398KB) 337 Department of Transport and Regional Servics (PDF 1125KB) 338 Council of the Shire of Jerilderie (PDF 2370KB) 339 Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry Australia (PDF 5589KB) 340 Australian Local Government Association (PDF 48KB) 341 Sorell Council (PDF 461KB) 342 Victorian Grants Commission (PDF 2340KB) 343 Mataranka Council (PDF 104KB) 344 Mr Bill Watson (PDF 1556KB) 345 Vaucluse Progress Association (PDF 1076KB) 346 Launceston City Council (PDF 1304KB) 347 Harden Shire Council (PDF 478KB) 348 Hindmarsh Shire Council (PDF 1190KB) 349 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (Northern Territory) (PDF 10KB) 350 Aramac Shire Council (PDF 670KB) 351 Department of Transport and Regional Services Part 1 (PDF 236KB) Part 2 (PDF 74KB) 352 Australian Local Government Association (PDF 871KB) 353 Kilkivan Shire Council (PDF 801KB) 354 Shire of Victoria Plains (PDF 823KB) 355 Shire of Chapman Valley (PDF 1088KB) 356 Island Co-Ordinating Council (PDF 198KB) 357 Victorian Chief Executive Officers (PDF 48KB) The case for increased funding for local government (PDF 5321KB) 358 Northern Territory Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs (PDF 871KB) 359 Shire of Dalwallinu (PDF 871KB) 360 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Part 1 (PDF 65KB) Part 2a (PDF 12KB) Part 2b (PDF 12KB) Part 2c (PDF 19KB) Part 2d (PDF 12KB) 361 Burnie City Council (PDF 1246KB) 362 Torres Strait Regional Authority (PDF 5521KB) 363 Local Government Association of QLD (PDF 629KB) 364 Coomalie Community Government Council (PDF 463KB) 365 Western Australian Local Government Association (PDF 881KB) 366 City of Tea Tree Gully (PDF 259KB) 367 Hunter Region Organisation of Councils (PDF 26KB) 368 The Commonwealth Grants Commission Part 1(PDF 4847KB) Part 2 (PDF 871KB) 369 Rockhampton City Council (PDF 2917KB) 370 Shire of Chittering (PDF 155KB) 371 Northern Country Zone of the Western Australian Local Government Association (PDF 367KB) 372 East Gippsland Shire Council (PDF 261KB) 373 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 1411KB) 374 Southern Sydney Regional Organistaion of Councils (PDF 181KB) 375 Shoalhaven City Council (PDF 2696KB) 376 Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association of Victoria (PDF 422KB) 377 Toowomba City Council (PDF 853KB) 378 Eurobodalla Shire Council (PDF 2440KB) 379 Ms Felicity Senhenn (PDF 1833KB) 380 Local Government Managers Association (PDF 1739KB) 381 Hume City Council (PDF 12471KB) 382 Clarence River County Council (PDF 291KB) 383 Central West Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 2908KB) 384 Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF 2236KB) 385 Minister for Local Governmnet South Australia (PDF 2824KB) 386 Mr Bruce Evans Part 1 (PDF 75KB) Part 2 (PDF 441KB) 387 Department of Transport and Regional Services (PDF 2734KB) 388 WA Local Government Grants Commission (PDF 690KB) 389 Victoria Grants Commission (PDF 3055KB) 390 Illawarra Region of Councils (PDF 2137KB) 391 Shire of Yalgoo (PDF 654KB) 392 Queensland Local Government Grants Commission (PDF 817KB) 393 Dungog Shire Council (PDF 35KB) 394 Eurobodalla Shire Council (PDF 1348KB) 395 Maroondah City Council (PDF 35KB) 396 Bathurst City Council (PDF 3253KB) 397 NSW Local Government Grants Commission (PDF 119KB) 398 Eastern Region Mayors Group (PDF 734KB) 399 Northern Territory Grants Commission (PDF 2195KB) 400 South Australian Local Government Grants Commission (PDF 6182KB) 401 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (PDF 19KB) 402 Council for the National Interest Western Australia (PDF 2079KB) 403 Ms Alison Walpole (PDF 1423KB) 404 Northern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (PDF 1579KB) 405 Railway Technical Society of Australia (PDF 22KB) 406 Local Government and Planning Ministers' Council (PDF 262KB)

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