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MARSHALL’S BIN TAX TO FURTHER INCREASE COUNCIL RATES

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Light Electorate / Shadow Ministry

By Light Electoral Office
Jun 25, 2019

MARSHALL’S BIN TAX TO FURTHER INCREASE COUNCIL RATES

Not happy about the 40% hike in the Marshall Bin Tax are from left: Light Electorate resident, Scott Cousins, Local MP, Tony Piccolo; Gawler Mayor Karen Redman, Playford Councillors Clint Marsh and Gaye Smallwood-Smith and resident Lachlan Thorne and son Keegan.

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STUDENTS’ ARTWORK CALLS FOR A MORE SUSTAINTABLE FUTURE

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Gawler / Light Electorate / Schools

By Light Electoral Office
Jun 25, 2019

STUDENTS’ ARTWORK CALLS FOR A MORE SUSTAINTABLE FUTURE

Some of the Year 8 students who’s work appears in the exhibition

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LOCAL TRAIN USERS SOLD OUT IN MARSHALL LIBERAL RAIL SELL OFF

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Light Electorate / Local Infrastructure / Public Transport

By Light Electoral Office
Jun 11, 2019

LOCAL TRAIN USERS SOLD OUT IN MARSHALL LIBERAL RAIL SELL OFF

Local MP, Tony Piccolo says opposition to rail privatisation is growing in the local community

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FEDRAL LIBERAL BUDGET LACKS COMPASSION SAYS PICCOLO

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP

By Light Electoral Office
Apr 09, 2019

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“LEO” GALLERY SET TO ROAR

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Gawler / Light Electorate / Schools

By Light Electoral Office
Apr 09, 2019

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DALKEITH CFS WELCOME COMPLETION OF MAIN NORTH RD INTERSECTION UPGRADE

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Gawler / Light Electorate / Roads / Safety

By Light Electoral Office
Apr 08, 2019

DALKEITH CFS WELCOME COMPLETION OF MAIN NORTH RD INTERSECTION UPGRADE

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MARSHALL LIBERAL GOVERNMENT TO BLOCK ACTION ON COUNCIL WASTE, RORTS AND SECRECY

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Gawler / Light Electorate / Shadow Ministry

By Light Electoral Office
Apr 02, 2019

MARSHALL LIBERAL GOVERNMENT TO BLOCK ACTION ON COUNCIL WASTE, RORTS AND SECRECY

The Marshall Liberal Government has announced they will oppose Labor’s

Ratepayer Protection Bill - designed to eliminate the worst excesses of council

waste, rorts and secrecy.

Local Member of Parliament, Tony Piccolo, has said that by voting down the Bill

in Parliament, the Marshall Liberal Government will block reforms which would

have empowered ratepayers to eliminate the extravagant perks and wasteful

expenditures which have been experienced in some councils.

“Every story we hear from today - about council rorts or extravagant expenditures

- will be on the Marshall Government and the Minister for Local Government,” Mr

Piccolo said.

“Rorts such as staff spending ratepayers’ money on golf memberships and Apple

watches have not yet been dealt with and this waste must stop.”

The Ratepayer Protection Bill contains provisions which would have empowered

ratepayers with greater transparency about council expenditures, including rate

impact statements for new projects and services (above certain thresholds),

mandatory disclosure of significant project and service budget overruns and

greater ratepayer involvement in project and service delivery decision-making.

“The Marshall Liberal Government has rejected proposed legislation which would

have improved council transparency and provided ratepayers with better control

over how their money is spent,” Mr Piccolo said.

The Ratepayer Protection Bill also contains provisions to ban extravagant perks

for council CEOs, discourage costly and vexatious code of conduct complaints

against councillors and raised the threshold for council matters to be discussed

in-confidence and away from ratepayer scrutiny.

The Bill had already passed through Parliament’s Upper House, with the support

of all crossbench members and it could have been made law with the support of

the Marshall Liberal Government.

“If the Government didn’t approve of some of the provisions in the Ratepayer

Protection Bill, then why not propose some amendments?”, Mr Piccolo asked.

“To reject the Ratepayer Protection Bill outright is just petty politics, plain and

simple.

“Ratepayers will suffer because the Marshall Liberal Government did not want to support a Labor Bill.”

Mr Piccolo also questioned the Marshall Government’s seriousness in tackling the

urgent need for local government reform.

“Despite having been in office for nearly a year, the Government is yet to

introduce reforms of its own which will improve council performance,

transparency, accountability and most importantly protect the interests of

ratepayers,” Mr Piccolo said.

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TAXI SUBISDY CUTS TO HURT PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Gawler / Light Electorate / Living With A Disability

By Light Electoral Office
Apr 02, 2019

TAXI SUBISDY CUTS TO HURT PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY

HURT: Kerry Skipworth and Matthew Nitschke with local Member of Parliament, Mr Tony Piccolo

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LIBERALS TO BLEED SA PATHOLOGY TO DEATH

Tags: Gawler / Light Electorate

By Light Electoral Office
Apr 02, 2019

Locals will lose a trusted government run pathology service if the Liberals privatise Pathology SA.

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Bombing of Darwin Memorial Service

Tags: Tony Piccolo MP / Shadow Ministry

By Light Electoral Office
Mar 13, 2019

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LOCAL TRAIN USERS SOLD OUT IN MARSHALL LIBERAL RAIL SELL OFF

FEDRAL LIBERAL BUDGET LACKS COMPASSION SAYS PICCOLO

“LEO” GALLERY SET TO ROAR

DALKEITH CFS WELCOME COMPLETION OF MAIN NORTH RD INTERSECTION UPGRADE

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TAXI SUBISDY CUTS TO HURT PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY

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Bombing of Darwin Memorial Service

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