Have you read the Cessnock Council’s latest “Financial Sustainability Review”? You probably haven’t. And that’s by design. Because if you did — if you really read it — you’d be outraged. And you should be. Because this isn’t just a report. It’s not an assessment. It’s not a planning document. It’s a loaded gun pointed at your bank account — and the trigger date is already set for February 2026. Let’s not sugarcoat it: Cessnock City Council is preparing to raise your rates, and they’re doing it under the polished cover of academic language, university consultants, and doomsday financial jargon. But beneath...