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* Increasing Red Tape – Ever increasing spend on Council staff relative to spend on external services: Council staff costs 4xs higher vs 2002. Spend on services 2xs higher vs 2002. Spend on Council staff has grown at twice the rate of spend on services. Source: Council Annual Reports

* That We Pay For – Our Council’s total annual expenditure is 60% higher per resident than Bayside Council despite both municipalities having identical population sizes. Source: Respective Council Annual Reports 2023

* More $s, Less Service – Rapidly declining community satisfaction performance indicators, in 2023 a score of 58 points vs 65 points in 2020, a fall of 7 points. The biggest fall since records kept. The Metro average in 2023 was 62 points. Source: JWS Annual Surveys

* More $s, More Paperwork – Today the Council’s Annual Report at 292 pages long is circa 3xs more pages than in 2002. It is 54% larger than Bayside’s Annual Report. Our Council’s report is 57% longer than Woolworth’s annual report. Source: Respective Annual Reports

The Garbage Debacle – And Rats Invade South Melbourne

The Alcohol Debacle – Last Orders Called

Sex In Our City? – Who Knew What?

Our Crime And Safety Crisis – Are We At A Tipping Point?