Bega Valley CEO Anthony McMahon

After several years of sustained economic pressures, the costs to maintain services by local councils across Australia has reached a tipping point. The Bega Valley Council has recently been consulting with the community about the need to increase rates in order to keep the current services intact. One of the proposed increases is a 90% rate rise. The CEO of the Shire Anthony McMahon joins Bertie to explain why such a steep rate rise in necessary.