Qld: Councillors, mayors to get pay hike

AAP General News (Australia)
12-04-2007
Qld: Councillors, mayors to get pay hike

Many Queensland local government councillors and mayors are set to get a pay rise ..

after an independent tribunal handed down its findings today.

The Local Government Remuneration Tribunal has found councillors and mayors' pay levels
should be set as a percentage of what's received by state MPs.

Previously the councils themselves set their own pay levels .. which varied across the state.







The Gold Coast mayor will become the highest paid local government member outside Brisbane
City .. receiving up to 202 thousand dollars a year.

Councillors across the state will receive between 19 thousand and 120 thousand dollars
.. depending on their area.

Brisbane City Council is NOT covered by the report.

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KEYWORD: COUNCILS (BRISBANE)

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