Mr. Krsticevic questions the Minister for Local Government regarding discrepancies between data on the Department's 'MyCouncil' website and WALGA's 'Know your Council' website. The Minister acknowledges the difference but does not intend to overhaul the MyCouncil website.

AnsweredQoN 843Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 June 2017
Portfolio
Local Government

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I refer to the Minister’s comments made at Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA’s) AGM on 3 August 2016, that there are two different sets of figures between the Department for Local Government and Communities “MyCouncil” website and WALGA’s “Know your Council” website, and ask: (a) What is the reason for the differentiation in these figures; and (b) Does the Minister intend to overhaul the MyCouncil website to ensure consistency in data for users?

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Answered
9 August 2017
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
6 days
(a) Data on MyCouncil is drawn primarily from local government audited financial statements, local government submissions to the Local Government Grants Commission and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. These are the most accurate datasets available. The Department is not aware of the data sources used to populate WALGA’s website.
(b) No

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