The Northern Territory news Sat 25 Feb 2012
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2012-02-25
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www.ntnews.com.au Saturday, February 25, 2012. NT NEWS. 25 P U B : NTNE-WS-DA-TE:25-FGE:25 CO-LO-R: C-M Y-K ntnews.com.aul l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l SATURDAY EXTRA Darwins fuddy-duddy old council needs an almighty kick up the backside Fixer Damian McCartney, above left, could be whats needed in local government beset by problems. Top, Peter Adamson outside the Supreme Court. Above, Palmerston deputy mayor Geoff Carter and, left, Litchfields Mary Walshe Of course, youll hear from your local councillors now theres an election on March 24. They will ask you to give them more than $10,000 a year in council allowances in return for their services But dont lets just pick on Darwin council now called the City of Darwin after a rebranding that will eventually cost the best part of $100,000 of ratepayers money It found that the services provided by councils could be absorbed into NT Government departments with little more than a ripple and legislative matters would add only a day or two to parliamentary sittings