新州合併地區議會  被解職市長議會大廈前示威

（澳洲生活網訊）20位因新州政府對地區會議合併而被解職的各區市長，今天在新州議會大廈前示威，反對州府強制合併多個區。

據7NEWS網站報道，悉尼電台著名的節目主持人 Alan Jones以及新州反對黨工黨領袖Luke Foley也將來這裡發表講話，給他們打氣。

Foley表示，工黨反對政府強行合併新州各區，一次過將這麼多市長撤銷職務，對社區不好，留下太多的遺留問題。他說，將新州各區被撤職的市長們聯合起來，反對新州政府合併各區是非常重要的一步。

新州政府上個月宣布將把現有的152個議會合併減少至112個，並對數百個議員進行解職。據稱此舉節約了新州政府的大筆資金。

新州政府目前任命了多個臨時管理員來管理這些合併後的區，然後在明年9月才舉行新的各區市長大選。

新合併後，成立的新區分別是：

Armidale Regional Council (Armidale, Dumaresq and Guyra)

Canterbury-Bankstown Council (Bankstown and Canterbury)

Central Coast Council (Gosford and Wyong)

City of Parramatta Council (Parramatta and part of Hills, Auburn, Holroyd and Hornsby)

Cumberland Council (Auburn and Holroyd)

Edward River Council (Conargo and Deniliquin)

Federation Council (Corowa and Urana)

Georges River Council (Hurstville and Kogarah)

Gundagai Council (Cootamundra and Gundagai)

Snowy Monaro Regional Council (Bombala, Cooma Monaro and Snowy River)

Hilltops Council (Boorowa, Harden and Young)

Inner West Council (Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville)

Mid-Coast Council (Gloucester, Great Lakes and Greater Taree)

Murray River Council (Murray and Wakool)

Murrumbidgee Council (Jerilderie and Murrumbidgee)

Northern Beaches Council (Manly, Pittwater and Warringah)

Queanbeyan-Palerange Regional Council (Queanbeyan and Palerang)

Snowy Valleys Council (Tumut and Tumbarumba)

Western Plains Regional Council (Dubbo and Wellington)

暫時等法庭宣布，預計要合併的區域是：

Botany and Rockdale

Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra

Bathurst and Oberon

Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby

Mosman, North Sydney and Willoughby

Blayney, Cabonne and Orange

Hunters Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde

Burwood, Canada Bay and Strathfield

Shellharbour and Wollongong

Newcastle and Port Stephens

Dungog and Maitland

Armidale-Dumaresq, Guyra, Walcha and Uralla

文：Leo