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Residents take to the streets against rate rises

The council’s community engagement found that 76% of people who filled in the online feedback form on the proposed rate changes opposed the proposed new rates structure. In the former Marrickville council area, where rates are set to rise the highest, some people will be paying up to 50% more. “People are upset because the forced amalgamation of Marrickville, Leichhardt and Ashfield Councils has brought in a less representative Council, poorer services and now proposed higher rates, especially for residents of the former Marrickville Council area,” Pip Hinman, an organiser of the bicycle ride, told Green Left. “The council’s reported $1.03 billion budget blow-out is driving the rate rises,” Hinman continued. “And they are not the only service fee hikes, either. The sale of council property or, rather, our property is theft. The rate rises and outsourcing of council services is the wrong approach.”

Not going down lightly : Dog owners bite back over off-leash ban

‘Not going down lightly’: Dog owners bite back over off-leash ban We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Small and large dogs will be put on separate walking schedules in off-leash parks to avoid injuries from rough play if a Sydney councillor has his way. The call comes as an off-leash ban at a popular park, introduced following complaints by a resident with a disability, mobilised a legion of owners who say they feel hemmed in by the Inner West Council’s decision. Lilyfield dog owner Karen Shaw with Elsa at Whites Creek Valley Park, where an off-leash ban has raised the ire of residents.

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