Forwarded from Adrian
G'day Guys.
Port Hedland Council needs your help.
The PH Deputy Mayor (who is now the Acting Mayor) has written to the WA Minister of Local Government and asked the Minister, Hannah Beazley, to allow Port Hedland Council to run a reduced quorum to pass our annual budget on Thursday night, 28th August.
We need as many phone calls and/or emails to the Minister as possible, each demanding that Minister Beazley enacts Section 5.7 of the WA Local Government Act, by approving a temporary reduced quorum to enable the remaining Elected Members to pass the Annual '25/'26 Annual Budget.
The Minister must also allow the democratic process to run its course, by allowing the Town of Port Hedland Council to move toward the October election in caretaker mode (which begins in every WA Council next week anyway) thereby facilitating the WA Local Government general-elections to take place in Port Hedland, as will also be happening all across WA, on October 18th.
Any other outcome would be extremely un-democratic and this disgraceful behaviour would raise serious questions about the WA Government's strategic involvement in the dissolution of the Port Hedland Council.
We have included the Minister's email and phone number below.
We have also added some friendly Main-Stream-Media folk's emails, who we'd suggest to be CC'd into these emails of support of the Port Hedland Council.
The Department Of Local Government's email address would also be wisely included by way of CC.
[email protected]
0865526700
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Port Hedland Council needs your help.
The PH Deputy Mayor (who is now the Acting Mayor) has written to the WA Minister of Local Government and asked the Minister, Hannah Beazley, to allow Port Hedland Council to run a reduced quorum to pass our annual budget on Thursday night, 28th August.
We need as many phone calls and/or emails to the Minister as possible, each demanding that Minister Beazley enacts Section 5.7 of the WA Local Government Act, by approving a temporary reduced quorum to enable the remaining Elected Members to pass the Annual '25/'26 Annual Budget.
The Minister must also allow the democratic process to run its course, by allowing the Town of Port Hedland Council to move toward the October election in caretaker mode (which begins in every WA Council next week anyway) thereby facilitating the WA Local Government general-elections to take place in Port Hedland, as will also be happening all across WA, on October 18th.
Any other outcome would be extremely un-democratic and this disgraceful behaviour would raise serious questions about the WA Government's strategic involvement in the dissolution of the Port Hedland Council.
We have included the Minister's email and phone number below.
We have also added some friendly Main-Stream-Media folk's emails, who we'd suggest to be CC'd into these emails of support of the Port Hedland Council.
The Department Of Local Government's email address would also be wisely included by way of CC.
[email protected]
0865526700
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Forwarded from Adrian
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🚨 PLOT TO SACK PORT HEDLAND COUNCIL? 🚨
Mayor Peter Carter’s sudden resignation has left Port Hedland Council without a quorum — just days before the budget is due. Coincidence? Or a calculated move to collapse the Council? After all, he's done it before!
The decision now sits with WA Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley. Under Section 5.7 of the Act, she has the power to approve a reduced quorum so the remaining elected councillors can pass the budget and carry Port Hedland into caretaker mode ahead of October’s elections.
If she refuses, it will confirm this was a deliberate plan to dissolve the Council — a direct attack on democracy and a betrayal of the people of Port Hedland.
⚠️ This cannot be allowed to set a precedent for other communities across Australia.
📞 Act now — demand the Minister respect democracy.
Ask her to use her powers to uphold the will of the people.
Contact the Minister:
✉️ [email protected]
✉️ [email protected]
📞 08 6552 6700
👉 Share this post.
Mayor Peter Carter’s sudden resignation has left Port Hedland Council without a quorum — just days before the budget is due. Coincidence? Or a calculated move to collapse the Council? After all, he's done it before!
The decision now sits with WA Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley. Under Section 5.7 of the Act, she has the power to approve a reduced quorum so the remaining elected councillors can pass the budget and carry Port Hedland into caretaker mode ahead of October’s elections.
If she refuses, it will confirm this was a deliberate plan to dissolve the Council — a direct attack on democracy and a betrayal of the people of Port Hedland.
⚠️ This cannot be allowed to set a precedent for other communities across Australia.
📞 Act now — demand the Minister respect democracy.
Ask her to use her powers to uphold the will of the people.
Contact the Minister:
✉️ [email protected]
✉️ [email protected]
📞 08 6552 6700
👉 Share this post.
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