Why This Council Costly Innovative Plan Showed Early Failings

The full extent of Wollongong City Council's foray into the brave new world of information technology has been revealed. Ratepayers lost a cool $4.2 million on the deal which had promised to not only give council a state-of-the-art computer system, but earn it the envy and admiration of other councils. LISA CARTY and MICHELLE SINGER investigate.