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was based on the 2023/34 budget papers of each LGA and reveals the City of Melbourne pays staff the most, with the standard salary sitting around $136,000.That's close to double the average full-time salary of an Australian worker.
The high remuneration is mostly driven by executives and other office staff, according to Council Watch President Dean Hurlston."People want their communities fixed and run properly. They're sick and tired of more fatcats behind desks." Despite being one of the biggest in the state, the boys and girls are without a home ground and have been forced to deal with lackluster facilities or share with the seniors.
Despite earning a hefty surplus last financial year, Wyndham council has delayed plans for a new sporting hub for the club due to cost pressures and problems with flooding at the proposed site on Alfred Road.
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