Wollongong, Shellharbour council merger: Land and Environment court delays proclamation

By Kate McIlwain
Updated May 13 2016 - 3:32pm, first published May 12 2016 - 10:36am
Paper trail: A court ruling from the Land and Environment Court did not stop Premier Mike Baird from mistakenly announcing the formation of the City of Greater Wollongong Council. Picture: Adam McLean.
Paper trail: A court ruling from the Land and Environment Court did not stop Premier Mike Baird from mistakenly announcing the formation of the City of Greater Wollongong Council. Picture: Adam McLean.

The NSW government’s plan to press ahead with a forced Wollongong and Shellharbour council merger has been halted by an eleventh hour legal bid.

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