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Ratepayers face service cuts with council under 'enormous pressure'

Ratepayers face cuts to services as councils fork out millions for emergency services.

Newcastle Herald · May 23, 2023

Record renewables help bring down Australia’s energy prices and emissions

Energy dynamics report finds clean energy is displacing fossil fuels and sending carbon emissions from the sector to new lows

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2023

Where's the proof the Supercars sting is worth it for Newcastle?

What we heard was that there appears to be no evidence to prove that Newcastle benefits from Supercars visits

Newcastle Herald · Apr 6, 2023

Inflationary pressures could spell disaster for local government budgets across NSW

The sheer size of the forecast financial impacts have the capacity to decimate NSW council budgets and require the immediate attention of IPART and the government.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 8, 2022

Port Stephens locks in three year 31% rate rise bid

Councillors unanimously voted to apply for the three 9.5 per cent rises at Tuesday's meeting.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 8, 2022

'It's a joke': council condemns pricing watchdog's method for setting rate hikes

Fed-up with a "broken system" - Lake Macquarie City Council (LMCC) will write to the state's independent pricing watchdog condemning the method it uses to set maximum rate hikes.

Newcastle Herald · Oct 31, 2022

Higher energy prices to hit consumer says IPART in new report

'Unprecedented' wholesale power prices driving high retail electricity and gas costs says IPART

Newcastle Herald · Oct 5, 2022

NSW council rates to rise for 2023-24

NSW ratepayers are likely to face increases of between 3.7 per cent and 6.8 per cent after the independent regulator set the rate peg for 2023-24.

AAP · Sep 29, 2022

Sydney news: Hail stones lash Penrith in Sydney's west overnight

MORNING BRIEFING: More storms are on the way for western Sydney as clean-up begins after a fast and wild hail storm overnight.

ABC News · Sep 28, 2022

Rates heading up, especially in Maitland

Home owners in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie face a 3.7 per cent jump in council rates next year, but the hike could be much higher in Maitland and Port Stephens.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 28, 2022