Regional council mergers halted
21 Feb 2017
With a new Premier installed at Macquarie Street, the NSW Government has announced a change of direction on forced council amalgamations. While it will push ahead with city council mergers, the following proposed regional council mergers will no longer proceed:
- Armidale Dumaresq and Guyra (now Armidale Regional), Uralla Shire and Walcha councils
- Bathurst Regional and Oberon councils
- Blayney Shire, Cabonne and Orange City councils
- Dungog Shire and Maitland City councils
- Newcastle City and Port Stephens councils
- Shellharbour City and Wollongong City councils
- Dungog Shire and Port Stephens councils
Councils that have already amalgamated will continue as merged entities.