Gunnedah councillors say higher pay will attract more candidates to local government

By Vanessa Hohnke
Updated July 21 2020 - 12:27pm, first published July 18 2020 - 6:00pm
Cr Murray O'Keefe and Cr Ann Luke believe low pay for councillors discourages locals from standing for council.
Cr Murray O'Keefe and Cr Ann Luke believe low pay for councillors discourages locals from standing for council.

Gunnedah councillors say they will continue to fight for the shire to be re-categorised as regional rural under local government because pay should not be based on population.

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