Category Archives: Cllr Harle’s Blog

Despite the best efforts and arguments of two Independents and a Labor Councillor, the Mayor and his Liberal Team intended that the elections go ahead despite current Councillors being mentioned in the Interim Report as having dealings with development applications … Continue reading →

The Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig released the statement below on 18th July 2024. The NSW Government has today ordered a public inquiry into Liverpool City Council after an interim report provided to the Minister for Local Government detailed … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Councils’ Liberal Mayor Ned Mannoun often claims he had to fix Labor deficits! The comparisons below show his two terms, 2012-16 & 2021-24, were financially worse than any term of Council since 2012. Mayor Mannoun consistently claims he … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council approves “Fake Surplus” Budget. It’s not a surplus unless $14m worth of income producing assets are sold, which raises these questions. How will Council meet the new Civic Place repayments when its funding sources are all sold? … Continue reading →

Below is the latest spin from Mayor Mannoun to Liverpool residents. The facts are considerably different, as outlined in the coloured text below. From Mayor Ned Mannoun, Dear Liverpool Resident, I want to hear what is important to you. Back … Continue reading →

Support for Waste to Energy projects: I wrote this letter to the Federal Member for Fowler during the Submission period for a Waste to Energy Facility to be built at Eastern Creek. The facility was rejected due to the negative … Continue reading →

Statement by Liverpool City Councillors Procedural fairness and due process are fundamental to any investigation. A divided council lost track of these fundamental principles in voting to terminate the employment of CEO John Ajaka at the Council meeting held on … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council is proposing to sell two significant income producing properties as listed in the proposed Budget Papers’ Long Term Financial Plan in Section 23. Info here: https://www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/259091/DPOP-2024-25-V9-150524-WEB.pdf The first is the sale of 3 Hoxton Park Road. It … Continue reading →

A group of Casula residents, representing residents of Grove Street Casula, presented a submission at the April General Meeting of Liverpool City Councils’Public Forum for the urgent closure of Grove Street at the Hume Highway. Many vehicles carry out illegal … Continue reading →

Liverpool City Council has placed its proposed 2024-25 Budget on public display for 28 days. The proposed Budget indicates Council will have a modest surplus of around $3.9m, sadly, apart from an increase in your annual rates of 5%, that … Continue reading →