Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services

Introduction

This inquiry was established on 14 March 2024 to inquire into and report on the ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

Terms of reference
Timeline
DateMilestone
Thu 14 March 2024Referred
Fri 26 April 2024Submissions closed
Fri 17 May 2024Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 29 May 2024Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Mon 03 June 2024Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Wed 26 June 2024Hearing - Lismore City Council Chambers, 43 Oliver Ave
Thu 27 June 2024Hearing - Passchendaele room, Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall, Tamworth
Fri 28 June 2024Hearing - Council Chambers, Dubbo Regional Council, Dubbo
Fri 05 July 2024Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Level 7
Mon 15 July 2024Hearing - Robert Brown Room, Albury City Council Administration Building, Albury
Tue 23 July 2024Hearing - Studio Room, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Nowra
Tue 30 July 2024Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
Fri 29 November 2024FinalReport
Fri 29 November 2024FinalReport
Fri 28 February 2025Government Response to Final Report due
Tue 06 May 2025Government Response to Final Report
Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry closed on 26 Apr 2024.

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Hearings and transcripts
DateVenue details
Fri 17 May 2024Jubilee Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 29 May 2024Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Mon 03 June 2024Macquarie Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Wed 26 June 2024Lismore City Council Chambers, 43 Oliver AveView scheduleView transcript
Thu 27 June 2024Passchendaele room, Tamworth War Memorial Town Hall, TamworthView scheduleView transcript
Fri 28 June 2024Council Chambers, Dubbo Regional Council, DubboView scheduleView transcript
Fri 05 July 2024Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Level 7View scheduleView transcript
Mon 15 July 2024Robert Brown Room, Albury City Council Administration Building, AlburyView scheduleView transcript
Tue 23 July 2024Studio Room, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, NowraView scheduleView transcript
Tue 30 July 2024Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, SydneyView scheduleView transcript
Reports and government responses

Government response - Report No. 52 - Standing Committee on State Development - Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services

Tabled date:
Tue 06 May 2025
PDF544.01 KB

Report No.52 - Standing Committee on State Development - Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services

Tabled date:
Fri 29 November 2024
Government response due:
Fri 28 February 2025
PDF1.44 MB

Report No. 52 - State Development - Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services - accessible

Tabled date:
Fri 29 November 2024
DOCX394.19 KB
Other documents
DateTypeTitle
Fri 21 February 2025OtherMinister for Local Government to Chair and Clerk - regarding government response for local government inquiry (pdf, 417.16 KB)
Fri 29 November 2024Media ReleaseReport tabled (pdf, 157.11 KB)
Wed 28 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Sharon Houlihan, Executive Officer, Canberra Region Joint Organisation (pdf, 1.92 MB)
Tue 27 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Brian Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer, Wollongong City Council (pdf, 87.57 KB)
Tue 27 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Elen Welch, Policy Director Socio Economics, NSW Farmers (pdf, 130.46 KB)
Mon 26 August 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMr Andrew Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer, IPART (pdf, 245.22 KB)
Mon 26 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Andrew Nicholls, Chief Executive Officer, IPART (pdf, 333.19 KB)
Fri 23 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Brett Whitworth, Deputy Secretary, Office of Local Government (pdf, 201.74 KB)
Thu 22 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Cr Mathew Dickerson, Mayor, Dubbo Council (pdf, 759.11 KB)
Wed 21 August 2024Correspondence Email from Sharon Houlihan, Canberra Region Joint Organisation, clarifying evidence given at the 23 July 2024 hearing. (pdf, 1.23 MB)
Tue 13 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Steven Pinnuck, Interim General Manager, Snowy Valleys Council (pdf, 502.11 KB)
Mon 12 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Tracey Squire, Deputy CEO Business, Growth and Community, Albury City Council (pdf, 748.84 KB)
Fri 09 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Carolyn Rodney, Chief Financial Officer, Wagga Wagga City Council (pdf, 264.88 KB)
Mon 05 August 2024Additional InformationMr Murray Wood, Chief Executive Officer, Dubbo Regional Council (pdf, 947.48 KB)
Fri 02 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Gary Parsons, Acting Chief Executive Officer, North Sydney Council (pdf, 731.32 KB)
Fri 02 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Anthony McMahon, Chief Executive Officer, Bega Valley Council (pdf, 5.62 MB)
Thu 01 August 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Melanie Slimming, Narromine Council (pdf, 557.47 KB)
Tue 30 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Ian Clayton, Manager Property and Revenue, Mid-Western Regional Council (pdf, 221.43 KB)
Mon 29 July 2024Media ReleaseAbility of local governments to fund infrastructure and services - 30 July Final public hearing (pdf, 289.64 KB)
Fri 26 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Adrian Panuccio, General Manager, MidCoast Council (pdf, 1.28 MB)
Fri 26 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr David Sherley, General Manager, Bathurst Regional Council (pdf, 151.16 KB)
Fri 26 July 2024Correspondence Email from David Sherley, Bathurst Regional Council, clarifying evidence given at the 28 June 2024 hearing (pdf, 532.22 KB)
Wed 24 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Brent Stonestreet, General Manager, Griffith Council (pdf, 825.19 KB)
Tue 23 July 2024Correspondence Email from Adrian Panuccio, MidCoast Council, clarifying evidence given at the 27 June 2024 hearing (pdf, 15.38 MB)
Mon 22 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Laura Black, General Manager, Clarence Valley Council (pdf, 349.17 KB)
Mon 22 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Jenny Bennett, Executive Officer, Central NSW Joint Org (pdf, 1020.75 KB)
Mon 22 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Evelyn Arnold, General Manager, Greater Hume Council (pdf, 762.73 KB)
Wed 17 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Bronwyn Mitchell, Executive Officer - General Manager, Mayor and Councillors, Lismore City Council (pdf, 2.85 MB)
Tue 16 July 2024Correspondence Email from Port Macquarie Hastings Council, clarifying evidence given at the 5 July 2024 hearing (pdf, 389.55 KB)
Fri 12 July 2024Media ReleaseAbility of local governments to fund infrastructure and services - 15 July Regional hearing (pdf, 123.75 KB)
Mon 08 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Gail Connolly, Chief Executive Officer, City of Parramatta (pdf, 108.32 KB)
Mon 08 July 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMr David Clarke, Acting Chief Executive Officer, City of Newcastle (pdf, 355.02 KB)
Mon 08 July 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMr Tony Farrell, Deputy CEO, Lake Macquarie Council (pdf, 337.56 KB)
Mon 08 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Local Government NSW (LGNSW) (pdf, 104.03 KB)
Mon 08 July 2024Correspondence Email from Mr Tony Farrell, Deputy CEO, Lake Macquarie Council, clarifying evidence given at the 3 June 2024 hearing (pdf, 781.54 KB)
Fri 05 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Wayne Rogers, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Blacktown City Council (pdf, 2.01 MB)
Fri 05 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Caroline Foley, Chief Financial Officer, Northern Beaches Council (pdf, 342.30 KB)
Fri 05 July 2024Answers to Supplementary QuestionsMs Caroline Foley, Chief Financial Officer, Northern Beaches Council (pdf, 212.01 KB)
Mon 01 July 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Peter Tegart, Always Thinking Advisory (pdf, 2.62 MB)
Mon 01 July 2024Correspondence Email from Mr Peter Tegart, Always Thinking Advisory, clarifying evidence given at the 3 June 2024 hearing (pdf, 305.02 KB)
Wed 26 June 2024Tabled DocumentSubmission to the Alternative Funding Models for Local Water Utilities Issues Paper Feb 2024, 3 April 2024, tabled by Mr Troy Green PSM, General Manager, Tweed Shire Council (pdf, 14.01 MB)
Wed 26 June 2024Tabled DocumentSubmission to the Australian Government, House of Representatives, Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport, Inquiry – Local Government Sustainability, 31 May 2024, tabled by Mr Troy Green PSM, General Manager, Tweed Shire Council (pdf, 9.01 MB)
Tue 25 June 2024Media ReleaseAbility of local governments to fund infrastructure and services - 26-28 June Regional hearings (pdf, 125.20 KB)
Mon 24 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Andrew Carfield - Camden Council (pdf, 347.56 KB)
Mon 24 June 2024Correspondence Letter from Mr Andrew Carfield, General Manager, Camden Council, clarifying evidence given at the 29 May 2024 hearing (pdf, 68.78 KB)
Mon 24 June 2024Correspondence Email from Mr Graham Sansom, clarifying evidence given on the 29 May 2024 hearing (pdf, 591.09 KB)
Fri 21 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Sacha Thirimanne - City of Ryde Council (pdf, 85.79 KB)
Fri 21 June 2024Correspondence Letter from Mr Sacha Thirimanne, Acting Chief Financial Officer, City of Ryde Council, clarifying evidence given at the 29 May 2024 hearing (pdf, 53.82 KB)
Tue 18 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Craig Swift-McNair - Local Government Professionals Australia, NSW (pdf, 461.14 KB)
Thu 13 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Carmel Donnelly - Chair IPART (pdf, 235.31 KB)
Tue 11 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Brett Whitworth - Office of Local Government (pdf, 3.70 MB)
Tue 04 June 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Mr Erin Sellers - Sydney Coastal Councils Group (pdf, 809.92 KB)
Mon 03 June 2024OtherNSW Parliamentary Research Service - Comparative analysis of NSW local council financial challenges and responsibilities (pdf, 544.76 KB)
Mon 03 June 2024Tabled DocumentLG Sustainability Inquiry – Opening Statement – Always Thinking Advisory - Tabled by Mr Peter Tegart (pdf, 2.73 MB)
Fri 31 May 2024Answers to Questions on Notice Ms Sally Dale - Valuer General NSW (pdf, 156.44 KB)
Wed 29 May 2024Tabled DocumentGeorges River Council - Council Meeting Monday 26 February 2024, Item MM002-24 Cost Shifting onto Local Government - Tabled by Mr David Tuxford (pdf, 3.14 MB)
Tue 28 May 2024Media ReleaseAbility of local governments to fund infrastructure and services - 29 May and 3 June 2024 Hearing (pdf, 122.67 KB)
Fri 17 May 2024Media ReleaseAbility of local governments to fund infrastructure and services - First hearing (pdf, 286.93 KB)
Mon 18 March 2024Media ReleaseNew Inquiry established - Ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services (pdf, 120.42 KB)
Contact us

Shaza Barbar

Role:
Director – Procedure
Phone:
9230 3067
Email:
state.development@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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Role:
Principal Council Officer
Phone:
9230 2991
Email:
state.development@parliament.nsw.gov.au

James Ryan

Phone:
9230 3012
Email:
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