{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Ballarat Times","provider_url":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat","title":"Councils face belt tightening on rates again - Ballarat Times","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fADWZEZBdy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/councils-face-belt-tightening-on-rates-again\/\">Councils face belt tightening on rates again<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/councils-face-belt-tightening-on-rates-again\/embed\/#?secret=fADWZEZBdy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Councils face belt tightening on rates again&#8221; &#8212; Ballarat Times\" data-secret=\"fADWZEZBdy\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/11\/29597240_1839729539411489_6231126270500555522_n-2.jpg","thumbnail_width":1300,"thumbnail_height":956,"description":"FOR the fourth year in a row, local government is under a rate cap imposed by the state government. According to Municipal Association of Victoria, the peak body for local government, while many councils have implemented numerous spending reforms evidence is emerging of under-investment in capital infrastructure and a reduction in discretionary community services. The [...]Read More..."}