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Banana’s $2M wages blowout

Banana Shire chief executive officer Tom Upton (left) with Mayor Nev Ferrier at the official swearing in ceremony post the 2024 local government election. (Supplied)
Di Stanley

The Banana Shire Council is facing a wages blowout of more than $2 million for the 2024-25 financial year. Chief […]

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