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Push for pay system overhaul

BALRANALD Shire Council has called for sweeping reform to the way councillors and mayors are paid in New South Wales, arguing the current system no longer reflects the reality of modern local government, particularly in rural and remote areas. At its ordinary meeting on 16 December, the council endorsed a submission to the NSW Local […]

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