❓ A parliamentary question regarding the WA government's stance on local government amalgamations following a report by the Local Government Advisory Board. The government clarifies its position, supporting voluntary but not forced amalgamations.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - AMALGAMATIONS
I refer to the report by the Local Government Advisory Board entitled “Local Government Structural and Electoral Reform in Western Australia: Ensuring the Future Sustainability of Communities”. (1) Did the government go to the election with a promise of no forced amalgamations? (2) Does the government intend to carry out the amalgamations recommended in this report? (3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD
I refer to the report by the Local Government Advisory Board entitled “Local Government Structural and Electoral Reform in Western Australia: Ensuring the Future Sustainability of Communities”. (1) Did the government go to the election with a promise of no forced amalgamations? (2) Does the government intend to carry out the amalgamations recommended in this report? (3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD
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(1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(1) Did the government go to the election with a promise of no forced amalgamations? (2) Does the government intend to carry out the amalgamations recommended in this report? (3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(2) Does the government intend to carry out the amalgamations recommended in this report? (3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(1) Did the government go to the election with a promise of no forced amalgamations? (2) Does the government intend to carry out the amalgamations recommended in this report? (3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(2) Does the government intend to carry out the amalgamations recommended in this report? (3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(3) If yes, which councils is the government considering amalgamating and in what time frame? (4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(4) How many of the 233 submissions to the advisory board were in favour of amalgamation? Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
Hon JON FORD replied: (1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(1) No. (2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(2) The government will support voluntary amalgamations as recommended in the report. The government does not intend to force amalgamations on local councils. (3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(3) Not applicable. (4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
(4) Of the 233 submissions received by the advisory board, 72 were against amalgamations, 62 were in favour of amalgamations and 99 did not indicate a preference on amalgamations. There were many other recommendations in the report.
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