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Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Pressure builds on a newly elected mayor to step downA South Australian Council CEO resigns after one year in the jobHobart City’s new plan to tackle anti-social behaviourA resignation triggers a by-election for another Victorian councilVictorian councillors report growing pressures in their roleSydney’s Lord Mayor issues a new housing challenge to the state governmentand the curious case of the blurry councillorsplus more...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Criminal proceedings against a CEO and Councillor hit court in BallaratTwo councillor resignations in one week at a Tasmanian CouncilThe Federal Court orders the reinstatement of a sacked Council CEO in the NTA new Deputy Mayor, and a new CEO announced, for Merri-Bek CouncilCouncils monitoring services as fuel prices continue to climbHigh level meetings to tackle rising crime in a rural NSW communityMore details of a CEO r...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The Palestinian flag is coming down in DarebinA leadership crisis at the City of Ryde stretches into a second weekLegal advice sought over a councillor’s claims at the City of PerthRepeated attempts to elect a deputy mayor at Merri-bek Council fail to deliver a resultA so called ‘playground style’ spat earns a stern rebuke for two Moonee Valley councillorsThe sector pays tribute to a former Mayor of Lismoreand a Councillor...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Deadlock broken - Wyndham finally elects a new mayorControversial policy updates go through at Hobsons BayKingston Council moves ahead with plans to tighten Notice of Motion rulesThe death of a long-serving NSW councillorPeak bodies call for certainty on fuel supplies for the regionsClamping down on rogue drivers on beachesand we go inside the MAV’s new sector wide campaign ahead of the Victorian state electionPlus more ne...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The number of councillors to be cut in Tasmania, as the government unveils new sector reformsA man fined for throwing coffee at a Victorian Council CEOGeelong council under fire for considering the closure of leisure centre crechesA new report places council’s insurance claims processes under the microscopeA Council cyber attack heads to court, but will the perpetrators face justice?A community gift turns into a legal inve...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A mayoral deadlock in WyndhamYarra’s mayor makes wild admissions while trying to get an assault charge droppedA leadership crisis at the City of Ryde, with three top executives sidelinedA deputy mayor facing conduct questions over a local health disputeA long serving NSW General Manager is stepping downMayors react to a backflip on a planned expansion for SBS in western SydneyEvacuations at a Queensland council after a thr...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A resignation triggers a by-election for Latrobe City CouncilAn inquest postponed over potential criminal charges against a former council employeeA first term Albury councillor preselected for the Liberals in FarrerA tense debate at Federation Council, as it votes to remove Indigenous flags from its chambersA woman charged over alleged threats against a Queensland councillorand an indoor arena is a step closer on the Gold...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Council worker convicted of fraud appeals his jail sentenceAn apology to artists whose work was damaged in a Council chamberA council calls for a shake up to the rate cap system in VictoriaA new general manager for Dubbo Council means a vacancy in Alice SpringsA tourism push to recapture “that Bondi feeling”A long serving WA councillor steps downand a NZ Council CEO speaks out after public debate turns personalAlso today...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A councillor and a CEO served with alleged criminal chargesNew CEOs appointed at Berrigan and Junee CouncilsA CEO’s performance review exposes divisions within a NSW councilNew land valuations raise concerns about potential rate rises in SE QueenslandCouncil mergers back on the table in Western Australia, along with calls for compulsory voting in local government electionsAnd a four day work week introduced by a major inte...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Councils react to new visitor fees for an international tourism iconCEO contract renewals in VictoriaHawkesbury Council speaking out after online activity involving two of its councillorsSutherland Shire considering on-street long term parking restrictionsA new consultation agreement between councils and the Tasmanian governmentLocal government reforms take effect in QueenslandGold Coast Council takes control of overseas t...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Two more Victorian councillors to be suspendedMayors speak out - Local distress over international conflict, and senseless violence on our streetsA council advised to plan the closure of a local aerodromeA landmark legal ruling on human rights goes against Moreton Bay councilA string of arson attacks rocks a local communityThe 4 day week might not be dead and buried in TasmaniaPlus a Council CEO sacked, and a warning issue...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Predictions of a messy industrial standoff across eight Melbourne councilsA super merger of councils not favoured in Melbourne’s southeastA regional council’s major budget blackholeA long serving Council CEO announces he’s stepping downA controversial plan to charge visitors for parking at Sydney beachesPressure to overhaul a CEO performance review process in QueenslandCouncillor resignations in NSW and Western AustraliaA ...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: An ex suburban Melbourne mayor facing sexual assault charges - but his identity cannot be revealedThe election of a new deputy mayor at Greater Geelong delivers a brotherly leadership teamLiverpool’s mayor at odds with the NSW Premier over the use of a council venueWaverley Council investigating after trees were vandalised by men claiming to be council workersCalls for Redland Council’s CEO recruitment process to be indepe...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Concerns over council finances persist, as the Victorian government’s Big Build is blamed for a growing sector skills shortageA council closes the book on a misconduct investigationA call to rename wards with Indigenous names rejectedWollongong Council knocks back a debate on alleged police brutalityGold Coast Council’s wage offer criticised for being too lowMayoral contenders emerging in TasmaniaA WA Council chief subject...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Inner Melbourne mayors float a potential merger, and get a smackdown from the PremierA metro Council wants to raise rates by 5 per cent, and a rural council sounds the alarm on a spiralling asset maintenance gapMornington Peninsula’s mayor is running for state parliament;While a former Albury mayor considers a run at federal parliamentSydney overturns controversial new busking rulesEyebrows raised at a Queensland council’s...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The mayor of one of Victoria’s largest councils suspended for one monthWangaratta Council appoints its new CEOA proposal to merge two NSW councils fails to get off the ground,As a dire warning is issued about the future of the state’s smaller councilsTensions rise in Wollongong during a cat curfew debatePlans for Australia’s tallest building on the Gold CoastA Hobart councillor’s fuel card mistakeAlso today - why are an in...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Wyndham Council demands refund over an "improper land tax grab"Indigo Shire shuts down misinformation about a historic carriage collectionTransparency questions over workshops at WollongongBrisbane moves to sell eight homes over unpaid ratesFinancial sustainability warnings for more South Australian councilsWA councils may finally get the power to make their own cat lawsAlice Springs Mayor proposes moving Citizenship Cerem...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Excitement turns to disappointment as Bass Coast loses the MotoGP to South AustraliaA costly mistake for a rural Victorian councilMornington Peninsula’s Mayor confirms he wants to run for State ParliamentA proposal to merger two Hunter region councils on the agendaParkes takes a stand on a proposed energy from waste facilityQuestions raised about the appointment process for a Queensland Council CEOAnd Launceston Council dr...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Success for a community campaign to keep the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip IslandManningham Council defends its parking enforcement around an annual festivalMaribyrnong’s controversial Footscray security trial to end10 NSW Councils apply for increases above next year’s rate pegA Queensland council faces a huge fine over illegal dump firesA South Australian council loses its fifth CEO in two yearsPlus 200 shor...
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A one month suspension for a Southern Grampians councillorPredictions Mornington Peninsula Shire’s mayor will enter the race for a seat in State ParliamentVictorian councils push back on state planning movesA Tamworth councillor cleared of vandalism chargesContenders emerging for Newcastle’s vacant Lord Mayor positionA Queensland mayor calls for an investigation into cost overrunsand Auckland’s mayor pours cold water on a ...
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