After a long period of administration, the Barkly Regional Council has welcomed a new mayor with a fresh vision for Tennant Creek along with 12 other newly elected members.
A new Barkly Regional Council has been elected after a long period of administration.Incoming mayor Sid Vashist is promising to rebuild trust with the community, clear an infrastructure backlog and repair the budget.and reviving stalled projects will be among his top priorities in the role, as the results of the council general election were declared on Monday.
But Cr Vashist said he would also begin his term by seeking an urgent briefing on how the previous council managed to spend an extra $5 million on wages in the past financial year, while it was in administration."That's happened under the Northern Territory government official management's watch. The council's overall finances have also fallen from a net deficit of less than $500,000 in 2023 to an $11 million deficit in 2024.'We need a change'
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