Pay rises for the boys

The NSW Local Government Renumeration Tribunal, a government body which determines the level of salary payable to councillors, has recommended a pay increase of 2.5 per cent for councillors, considering it an appropriate figure due to current economic conditions. Narromine Shire councillors have adopted the larger pay rise keeping in step with rates increases which are pegged by the Government at 3.5 per cent. The full story is in the Narromine News.