In Sydney’s Inner West, one of the biggest issues is the topic of de-amalgamation. Many residents of the Inner West Council (IWC) are hoping for a de-amalgamation of the “super council”, which was created on May 12, 2016, when the once separate councils of Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville were merged. A resident-led campaign to de-amalgamate the council has recently gained traction, with flyers placed in residents’ letterboxes by the Residents for De-amalgamation group. The flyers promote a “Yes” response to the question of whether the IWC Inner West Council should de-amalgamate and return to its previous arrangement of three smaller local councils. “The forced amalgamation of three councils in the Inner West has led to rate rises, a deterioration of services and far less representation,” she said.

Source: The Local November 04, 2021 23:41 UTC