Region. WSROC hopes The Hills will stay

The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) would continue to advocate for the North West Rail Link, despite The Hills Council opting to resign from the lobby group, according to its president, Clr Alison McLaren. The Hills Shire Times reported all The Hills councillors, bar Labor representatives, Tony Hay and David Bentham, claimed the annual $65,000 membership fee was being wasted on an “irrelevant” organisation that did not properly represent Hills residents. “For us not to be a part of WSROC, or not even to be contributing or have a voice, is wrong,” said Clr Hay, a former WSROC president. Clr McLaren said The Hills representatives did not raise any concerns with WSROC at the group's strategic planning meeting in July. “I’m hoping the council reconsiders when they see WSROC continuing to advocate for issues such as the North West Rail Link - not just for residents in the Hills but for all residents in Western Sydney,” she said.