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flag Singleton Council's 29-year lease for saleyards causes $42,000 annual losses, with no public tender and future rent hikes.

flag Singleton Council is locked into a 29-year lease for its $7.6 million saleyards, paying just $8,000 annually to Regional Livestock Exchange (RLX), resulting in a $42,000 annual net loss. flag The deal, finalized in 2019 after direct negotiations, includes future CPI-based rent increases and allows RLX to depreciate capital investments. flag Council projects a $4.787 million operating deficit for 2025–2026, far worse than the original surplus, prompting Councillor Peree Watson to call the lease a “dud deal” and plan a review. flag The council has apologized for earlier incorrect claims about the lease timeline and confirmed no public tender was used.

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