Independent analysis and related documents

 Manly Council’s Position on the NSW Government’s Fit for the Future Program (30th March 2015) (119.94 KB)

Reports From Professor Brian Dollery

 Bigger is not always better: (Report for Pittwater Council 2013) (1.45 MB)

 'An Assessment Of SGS Report Local Government Structural Change: Options Analysis' (Report for Manly and Pittwater Councils 2013) (1.28 MB)

 A Critical Evaluation Of Revitalising Local Government (Report for the United Services Union 2014) (1.23 MB)

KPMG Report for Manly and Pittwater Councils

 KPMG report for Manly & Pittwater - PART A - summary report (4.04 MB)

 KPMG report for Manly & Pittwater - PART B - compendium report and appendices (1.98 MB)

Submissions to IPART regarding Fit for the Future Methodology

Manly Council submission to IPART on FFF methodology (4.07 MB)

NSW TCorp submission to IPART on FFF methodology (373.75 KB)>

The Australian Journal of Public Administration has published relevant Journal articles:

•  Less Haste, More Speed: The Fit for the Future Reform Program in New South Wales Local Government Drew et al-2016-Australian_Journal_of_Public_Administration (102.48 KB)
•  Can’t Get No Satisfaction? The Association Between Community Satisfaction and Population Size for Victoria,  Drew et al-2016-Australian_Journal_of_Public_Administration (111.34 KB)