Mayor Watton deserves credit—he’s finally speaking out, calling for the waste levy to be changed. But let’s be clear: that’s not enough. Why? Because Cessnock hasn’t just been misclassified—we’ve been fleeced. Since 2014, this community has been slugged Sydney metro waste rates while getting none of the Sydney perks. That’s at least $1.5 million a year siphoned off. Eleven years later, the tally is $17.5 million at a rough estimate. Seventeen and a half million dollars stolen out of the Cessnock alone and other council’s in the Hunter all have a similar story, And what do we have to show for...