Local Government News Roundup

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Tributes flow after the death of a Greater Bendigo councillor Melton’s push for rail electrification ramps up after a V/Line outage Liverpool Council awaits a crucial inquiry report A $30,000 fine for Blue Mountains Council over a toxic spill A second misconduct finding in a month for Cairns’s Mayor An insurance payout dispute in Launces...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Greater Shepparton fraud probe - seven men interviewed; A Macedon Ranges worker loses a work from home challenge Another aged care service exit confirmed Council overruled on Wollongong tower project Politic opportunism accusations from a mayor’s family Hobart’s Lord Mayor and the Tasmanian Premier at odds A monitor installed at another...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Cricket pitch management under scrutiny after the tragic death of a local footballer The VLGA’s CEO resigns after nearly a decade Liverpool Council to sue the OLG over an alleged failure to act A governance reset hampered by a mayor’s extended absence AI traffic signals get the green light in Queensland A UK Council’s climate emergency v...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A councillor quits, triggering a by-election for Banyule Council Pressure on the Victorian government to scrap next year’s glass bin rollout plan A warning to NSW councils thinking about big rate increases New councillor access rules in Brisbane called an attack on transparency A Tasmanian Council GM resigns after turbulent times A rethi...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup:  Hume’s Mayor condemns “unacceptable” violence Victoria’s Code of Conduct under fire for gagging councillors Kiama’s bid to forego a costly by-election blocked A NSW Council CEO set to retire A Queensland mayor’s warning over the government’s disaster funding shake-up A solid waste budget blunder in Tasmania A failed attempt to remove a...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Campaspe CEO quits for a role in the city A council warning that data centres could derail housing plans A controversial paid parking plan scrapped by a Sydney council More councillors under scrutiny in a new ICAC public inquiry An eleventh hour call to ditch a costly by-election A new CEO for Charters Towers, and a WA shire council A co...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup:  A last minute extension for Kingston’s monitors Wangaratta flags its exit from aged care E-bike clutter targeted in NSW as Sutherland Shire deals with e-bike vandalism More big council budgets landed in Queensland New councillors incoming in Western Australia and a local authority chief tapped to become chief of staff for the UK’s likel...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Hepburn Shire’s CEO resigns Pyrenees Shire chooses an interim, as its CEO prepares to retire Tributes flow after the passing of one the sector’s long serving community champions A win in the Blue Mountains over a contentious data centre proposal A boundary change set to take effect for two NSW councils Deadlines approach for tough budget...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Stonnington backs a Supreme Court bid on activity centres A new role for a former LGV chief Port Phillip renames St Kilda Beach as Socceroos fever builds New meeting rules kick in for NSW councils A council ban lifted on a local radio station A Queensland mayor’s claims refuted by a state government department AI solutions rolled out in...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Geelong fires back as the state moves to override local planning Ballarat budget deadlock broken by mayor’s casting vote A former MP lines up for the Kingston by-election A mayor accused of a policy “sleight of hand” Councils cut off water access over REZ supply fears A Queensland mayor resigns on health grounds A councillor resignation...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Wyndham councillor suspended again Fields set for two council by-elections Councils demand bigger untied federal funding Gilgandra GM resigns, heads to Mid-Western Councils react to the NSW state budget Water buybacks draw more council criticism A Perth council narrowly votes to scrap ratepayer funded alcohol and the London council suing...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Bayside sues for planning transparency Kingston re-signs CEO Peter Bean A suspended councillor responds with a legal threat News from the National General Assembly in Canberra North Sydney winds back its park user fee plan The latest Murray Darling water buyback slammed by RAMJO The sector reacts to the Queensland budget Waratah-Wynyard...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A two month suspension for a Melton councillor Three councillor resignations in three days at a WA Council Tasmania’s local government minister slaps down criticism of new sector reforms VLGA board election results are in Bass Coast Shire calls for government help as it loses another major event Deamalgamation moves forward at Snowy Vall...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Victoria’s new local government bill criticised for failing to crack down on political donations A call for an urgent review of Victoria’s domestic animals act A rural mayor’s damning assessment of the Murray Darling Basin Plan review process A Tribunal rules on misconduct by a Queensland mayor More mayoral contenders emerge in Tasmania,...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A end to the Wyndham mayoral standoff in sight A councillor’s conduct complaint dismissed as “vexatious” A costly compliance failure at a regional sports stadium Ku-ring-gai formally adopts a 29% rate increase A Queensland Council CEO resigns after 18 months Tensions in the chamber as Cairns Council adopts its new budget Glenorchy scraps...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Mount Alexander taps its next CEO A call for an urgent police boost in Ballarat ICAC’s Parramatta inquiry wraps after six weeks A rural council blasts its ‘unfair’ funding share Redland backs a push for an independent review of a mayoral conduct dispute A mayoral showdown set for Devonport A WA council’s 40 per cent rate increase and a N...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Council workers march of the Victorian Parliament Mornington Peninsula’s mayoral deadlock broken South Australia’s council elections to be put back five months Albury Council floats a 40 per cent rate increase proposal Newcastle’s quarter of a million dollar fire cleanup bill Rate rises locked in, and a budget showdown, in Queensland and...

Send us Fan Mail On the Local Government News Roundup today: Victoria’s library funding “broken” as fringe councils boom Bin-top basket recycling spreads across Victoria Kiama councillor quits; by-election clock starts ticking Strathfield bins Homebush rename plan A Sunshine Coast developer takes the council to court over a $15M charge South Australian mayor ghosted by Woolies over dumped trolleys...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: New allegations in the Hepburn Council court saga Wyndham’s mayor digs in further A Knox councillor benched again A red fleet cost win for NSW councils Muswellbrook Council wants the Hunter transition paused Flights suspended in Orange, and the local mayor is not happy Gold Coast council’s wage battle heats up A Tasmanian mayor calls out...

Send us Fan Mail On the Local Government News Roundup today: Merri-bek moving to fortnightly rubbish collection Mornington Peninsula to transition out of aged care service delivery Greater Dandenong set to decide on deferring its glass recycling rollout Gail Connolly grilled about allegations of workplace bullying Townsville’s mayor denies assault allegations South Perth considers a request to ext...

Send us Fan Mail Coming up today: Glen Eira looks at transferring ownership of residential aged care facility A call for greater Victorian government investment to tackle illegal dumping Gail Connolly back in front of ICAC today Bega Valley Council rejects a request to waive a million dollar debt Sunshine Coast Council’s CEO defends a plan to slash jobs Tensions flare at a Tasmanian council meetin...

Send us Fan Mail Breaking news today on the Local Government News Roundup: A mayor’s suspension ruled invalid by the Supreme Court A six month delay for South Australia’s local government elections under consideration A Western Australian council takes issue with press reporting of CEO salaries Kingston’s new governance improvement plan A fresh protection order issued for a NSW mayor against a for...

Send us Fan Mail On the latest episode of the Local Government News Roundup: This year’s Kings Birthday Honourees from local government across Australia A local council dispute headed for court in Gippsland CEO appointments and contract extensions Emotional testimony from the former Parramatta CEO at ICAC A council’s zero tolerance stand on tree vandalism Gold Coast Council waters down its rates r...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode: Council leaders sleeping out to highlight homelessness A former CEO admits forging a signature on her employment contract Demergers press ahead in NSW A cyber attack against a Sydney council under investigation An inquiry into Queensland’s councillor complaints system Sunshine Coast’s tough new budget Hobart headed for a wide open Lord Mayoral election rac...

Send us Fan Mail Coming up on the podcast today: A dramatic adjournment after a split mayoral vote on the Mornington Peninsula Ararat’s CEO announces his departure after eight years NSW councils get the green light for massive rate hikes of up to 58 per cent Snowy Monaro Councillor Andrew Thaler faces a tense hearing over bullying allegations Sydney councils crack down on illegal tree poisonings M...