（澳洲生活网讯）20位因新州政府对地区会议合并而被解职的各区市长，今天在新州议会大厦前示威，反对州府强制合并多个区。

据7NEWS网站报道，悉尼电台著名的节目主持人 Alan Jones以及新州反对党工党领袖Luke Foley也将来这里发表讲话，给他们打气。

Foley表示，工党反对政府强行合并新州各区，一次过将这么多市长撤销职务，对社区不好，留下太多的遗留问题。他说，将新州各区被撤职的市长们联合起来，反对新州政府合并各区是非常重要的一步。

新州政府上个月宣布将把现有的152个议会合并减少至112个，并对数百个议员进行解职。据称此举节约了新州政府的大笔资金。

新州政府目前任命了多个临时管理员来管理这些合并后的区，然后在明年9月才举行新的各区市长大选。

新合并后，成立的新区分别是：

Armidale Regional Council (Armidale, Dumaresq and Guyra)

Canterbury-Bankstown Council (Bankstown and Canterbury)

Central Coast Council (Gosford and Wyong)

City of Parramatta Council (Parramatta and part of Hills, Auburn, Holroyd and Hornsby)

Cumberland Council (Auburn and Holroyd)

Edward River Council (Conargo and Deniliquin)

Federation Council (Corowa and Urana)

Georges River Council (Hurstville and Kogarah)

Gundagai Council (Cootamundra and Gundagai)

Snowy Monaro Regional Council (Bombala, Cooma Monaro and Snowy River)

Hilltops Council (Boorowa, Harden and Young)

Inner West Council (Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville)

Mid-Coast Council (Gloucester, Great Lakes and Greater Taree)

Murray River Council (Murray and Wakool)

Murrumbidgee Council (Jerilderie and Murrumbidgee)

Northern Beaches Council (Manly, Pittwater and Warringah)

Queanbeyan-Palerange Regional Council (Queanbeyan and Palerang)

Snowy Valleys Council (Tumut and Tumbarumba)

Western Plains Regional Council (Dubbo and Wellington)

暂时等法庭宣布，预计要合并的区域是：

Botany and Rockdale

Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra

Bathurst and Oberon

Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby

Mosman, North Sydney and Willoughby

Blayney, Cabonne and Orange

Hunters Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde

Burwood, Canada Bay and Strathfield

Shellharbour and Wollongong

Newcastle and Port Stephens

Dungog and Maitland

Armidale-Dumaresq, Guyra, Walcha and Uralla

文：Leo