Climate Matters: Hills Shire

  Due to COVID the term of the current council was foreshortened to three years.  But even In three short years the Hills Shire Liberals have racked up a staggering list of poor decisions that reveals the true nature of the majority on this council - reactionary, anti-social, serving vested interests and deeply in denial. What follows is our shortlist of the most egregious decisions of this council.  It’s not complete - a subjective selection.  Feel free to comment if we’ve omitted anything you think is important. 2022, January 11 Extraordinary meeting ITEM-2 RESCISSION MOTION – RENEWABLE ENERGY The new mayor was so desperate to show his climate-denying colours that he urgently scheduled an extraordinary meeting on January 11, before some new councillors had even been inducted and while many were away. Its purpose was to kill off a decision by the previous (Liberal) council to prepare a Renewable Energy Strategy.  The rescission motion was carried with overwhelming support from the new