An article in the Canberra Times from late last week saying once again that discussions are progressing...

Apparently now they have 3 interested parties with a possibility of 2 joining together.

I'll believe it when I see it as we have been fed stories like this every 6 months or so for the past few years now.

It does mention that Western United are expected to re-join the competition next season - Not sure if that's based on any inside information or just speculation.