Let the community decide

Join our Campaign to bring back our local councils!

Dear NSW Parliament,

We call on every NSW MP to commit to legislation that allows residents to vote in a binding de-merger plebiscite in any council that has been forced to merge by the Baird Government.

If a majority of residents support their council standing alone, then the law must provide for a council to be reinstated and a de-merger to occur at the soon as possible.

We make this demand because we believe that the community -- residents and local businesses-- not Mike Baird,  should decide the future of their local councils.

Who's signing

Robert Skappel
Britt Erken
mark lloyd
Philippa Howse
Cristine Cusbert
Kerry McRae
Gary Nicklin
Kieran Sobels
Louise Rowling
Patrick Harte
Nicola Horton
Jonathan Marshall
Sarah Cowl
Kirsty Millar
Toni Brasch
Gae Ward
Louie Racht
Gillian Leahy
Daniel Murdolo
Peter Sales
Kimberley Campbell-Zeltner
Samuel Russell
Irene Stariha
Anthony Tucker
Lana Lazareff
Susan Ingram
Sonia von Bornemann
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  • Robert Skappel
    signed 2016-05-13 18:12:52 +1000
  • Britt Erken
    signed 2016-05-13 18:11:05 +1000
  • mark lloyd
    signed 2016-05-13 18:08:25 +1000
    Very upset. Leichhardt council is excellent, and we need to keep it. Baird is awful and should go.
  • Philippa Howse
    signed via 2016-05-13 18:08:23 +1000
  • Cristine Cusbert
    signed 2016-05-13 18:07:13 +1000
  • Kerry McRae
    signed 2016-05-13 18:05:37 +1000
  • Gary Nicklin
    signed 2016-05-13 18:05:33 +1000
  • Kieran Sobels
    signed 2016-05-13 18:03:20 +1000
    Kieran Sobels
  • Allan Kessler
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-05-13 18:00:56 +1000
    Sign the petition: Let the community decide
  • Allan Kessler
    @AllanKesslerAus tweeted link to this page. 2016-05-13 18:00:55 +1000
    Sign the petition: Let the community decide http://www.jamieparker.org/let_the_community_decide?recruiter_id=189081
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  • Louise Rowling
    signed 2016-05-13 18:00:41 +1000
  • Patrick Harte
    signed 2016-05-13 17:59:20 +1000
  • Nicola Horton
    signed 2016-05-13 17:59:03 +1000
    I am actually uncertain how this is legal. How can you just scrap elected officials and replace them with your own staff? Isn’t that like a military coup? How is this OK?
  • Jonathan Marshall
    signed 2016-05-13 17:58:46 +1000
    There is no mandate for this change. The documents which supposedly justify it are secret. The consultations I’ve been too have clearly not been interested in local views.


    This is all completely undemocratic. If the government is changed, then give people a vote.
  • Sarah Cowl
    signed 2016-05-13 17:58:18 +1000
  • Kirsty Millar
    signed 2016-05-13 17:57:33 +1000
  • Toni Brasch
    signed 2016-05-13 17:56:47 +1000
  • Gae Ward
    signed 2016-05-13 17:55:33 +1000
    Hang your head in shame Mr Baird
  • Gillian Leahy
    posted about this on Facebook 2016-05-13 17:54:56 +1000
    Sign the petition: Let the community decide
  • Louie Racht
    signed 2016-05-13 17:54:40 +1000
  • Gillian Leahy
    signed 2016-05-13 17:54:28 +1000
  • Daniel Murdolo
    signed 2016-05-13 17:53:24 +1000
  • Peter Sales
    signed 2016-05-13 17:53:11 +1000
  • Kimberley Campbell-Zeltner
    signed 2016-05-13 17:53:00 +1000
  • Samuel Russell
    signed 2016-05-13 17:51:18 +1000
  • Irene Stariha
    signed 2016-05-13 17:48:27 +1000
    We are efficiently and diversely represented by Leichhardt council. Without a true understanding of our community’s needs local government looses any relevance! We are already misrepresented by our large government organizations- we don’t need to add to that misrepresentation!
  • Anthony Tucker
    signed 2016-05-13 17:47:29 +1000
  • Lana Lazareff
    signed 2016-05-13 17:46:59 +1000
  • Susan Ingram
    signed 2016-05-13 17:46:35 +1000
  • Sonia von Bornemann
    signed 2016-05-13 17:42:47 +1000