Independent public-interest resource · July 2026

Local government,
in context.

Follow the money, compare like with like, and open the source behind every material figure. Built from official NSW data—not a black-box score.

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The financial profile, statewide benchmarks, peer comparisons, contracts coverage and any available workers-compensation results stay hidden until you choose a council.

Method & safeguards

Built to show its working

Facts stay facts

Published facts, CouncilCheck calculations, outliers, concerns, missing data, allegations and formal findings use different labels.

Periods stay separate

The 2024–25 OLG baseline is not silently blended with adopted 2026–27 rates, fees or forward budgets.

No single “waste” score

Councils have different geography, assets and services. We expose individual measures and the assumptions behind comparisons.

Gaps are data

Unavailable fields remain visible. Requests for missing machine-readable records will be logged through a structured GIPA program.

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OLG council data and reportsStatewide baseline
Audit Office: Local government 2025Sector-wide audit findings