Local Government News Roundup

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: An historic event for one city leads this week's Victorian mayoral election results As two sitting mayors rule themselves out from seeking another term A Victorian mayor's embarrassing parking mistake Moree Plains makes a plea for an adviser over suspension An embattled councillor gives into pressure and resigns The shock passi...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Victorian councils call for a pause on new data centre approvals Wodonga’s CEO announces his planned departure Indigo Shire appoints its new CEO. A new General Manager appointed to Moree Plains Shire A Gaza artwork display cancelled on safety grounds by Shoalhaven Council Hobart’s longest-serving councillor loses his seat after 34 years...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: The wash up from Tasmania's local government elections, including some surprise results The cost of a mayor's legal fight against a political critic Victoria's mayoral election season is underway An embattled Queensland mayor resigns A Western Australian Council CEO sacked... after she had already resigned Moonee Valley Co...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Court victories for Cardinia Shire Council and the City of Stonnington A second NSW Council under threat of suspension Demerger plans progress for two regional NSW councils The tragic death of a former Queensland councillor Redland's mayor denied a request for leave Bullying allegations against a South Australian mayor and more turm...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Indi leaders united in condemning violence in public life Port Phillip calls for cruise gateway master plan Ballarat consulting on a leadership shake-up A censure and a referral to the OLG at Kempsey Shire Cessnock takes on a social media giant over online abuse videos Two more councils considering massive rate rises Whale carcass proble...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A wave of condemnation from across the local government sector, in the wake of Monday's horrific attack on MP Helen Haines. Reaction from councils and representative bodies across the country. Industrial action escalates in Melbourne's west Clarence Valley's new administrator starts work Gilgandra Shire appoints its new Ge...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A council's backdown on school crossing cost-shifting Geelong heads off a controversial supermarket development A class action settlement proposal over a council nominations debacle A backdown on grant distribution changes in NSW Brisbane Council to destroy two dogs involved in an alleged violent attack Growing concerns about online...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: New councillors elected as Victorian by-election outcomes confirmed  Industrial action in Merri-bek, as West Wimmera locks in a four year deal Clarence Valley Council suspended by the Minister Next year’s rate pegs set for NSW councils  A CEO appointed as the search for another gets underway in Queensland  A call for candidates for next...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Councillor attendance under the microscope in Victoria A disturbing video reignites calls for more CCTV in a rural municipality New lobbying rules on the way for councils in NSW Albury Council defers a proposed 30 per cent special rate variation Complaints about one Queensland council double in a year More conduct rulings about Tasmanian...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A call to trial a return to train services between Geelong and Werribee Yass Valley confronts an $8.3M funding gap Newcastle's Lord Mayor confronts a 'direct attack' from councillors The sector welcomes the scrapping of disaster recovery funding changes A Hobart councillor appealing a third suspension for conduct breaches...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Melton Council's innovative move to potentially fast track new railway stations Outer north councils unite on Cloverton Clarence Valley appoints interim GM and asks Minister for more time AlburyCity's revised special rate variation proposal A no confidence petition targeting a Queensland mayor A suspension for a Tasmanian counc...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Frustration in Victoria's northwest as a council calls out an ill-timed consultation process - Chris is joined by Buloke Shire Mayor Cr Graeme Milne Two city mayors accuse the government of neglecting a critical development precinct Clarence Valley calls for an investigator, but may get an administrator instead Maitland council over...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: An assault charge dismissed against Yarra's mayor A council's open letter to the community about a controversial funding source Leeton consults on Special Rate Variation proposals A media exclusion order dropped after five months Data centre powers stripped from Queensland councils No charges over Hobart's snack-gate scand...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Another mayor steps aside to run for State Parliament The City of Melbourne's new position on January 26 Two Councils withdraw from they call a 'tokenistic' consultation process A Council apology after wombats were inadvertently impacted by a rabbit control program Clarence Valley Council calls for an investigation into it...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Moonee Valley's mayor stepping aside early Mornington Peninsula's Meals on Wheels reversal A Council CEO sounds the alarm on state planning rule changes ICAC hears allegations of illegal surveillance and blackmail at a Sydney council More history making mayoral elections in NSW A WA Council CEO's employment un-terminated A...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Proposed changes to Victoria's rate capping framework off the table The council calling for a rethink on backpacker visa caps Yet another Council General Manager dismissed More turmoil at Liverpool Gold Coast workers reject the council's latest pay offer A Hobart councillor ordered to undergo media training WA councils move on...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Greater Geelong's deputy mayor on the mend after a mid-meeting medical scare Mornington Peninsula Shire to revisit its aged care exit plan CEO level terminations in New South Wales and Western Australia Ku-ring-gai withstands pressure from protestors over a controversial synthetic turf field project Ipswich Mayor and councillors at...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: New data centre rules hailed as a win for communities Winners and losers speak up about proposed grant funding changes in NSW Gold Coast Council begins its search for an Olympic-era CEO Revelations of a vehicle fleet rort uncovered at Redland Council The surprising numbers from the candidate pool for Tasmania’s council elections A CEO an...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A personal safety intervention order for Stonnington’s Mayor is overturned Yarra calls an Extraordinary Meeting in response to government housing plans in North Richmond A backlash leads to the withdrawal of 42 parking fines issued by the City of Whittlesea Public hearings conclude in the Federal Government’s inquiry into local governmen...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: AI smart glasses on the agenda for more councils A VCAT decision to cost Boroondara a big payout An innovative fix for the housing shortage proposed on the Surf Coast ICAC hears of intense political manoeuvring at Strathfield Council Sydney’s Town Hall Square project halted by the state A long serving Council General Manager set to depar...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Councils lining up to introduce bans on smart glasses A four week suspension handed to a Stonnington councillor A new mayor in Greater Shepparton An integrity body’s lack of funding exposed Questions about a councillor’s access to funding for legal defence costs New and returning mayors announced at NSW councils Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: City of Melbourne elections set for a shake-up Yarra moves forward with a potential ban on smart-glasses Hepburn apologises for errors in its rates notices Maladministration claims at Liverpool not supported by inquiry findings A long running tiny home dispute reaches its conclusion in court Kiama searching for solutions to a $3.8M budge...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Greater Shepparton’s Shane Sali relinquishes the mayoralty A push to ban smart glasses from a Melbourne councillor A call for stronger benefit sharing from data centres Blacktown confirmed as a creditor of a collapsed housing developer Glen Innes Severn to respond to a proposed PIO Mayoral elections continue in NSW Brisbane City challeng...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Victorian Councils welcome a pledge to reinstate country roads and bridges funding Another mayor to step aside ahead of the state election A NSW council to remove indigenous references from gateway signage Accusations of political theatre in northern Queensland A deferred vote on removing Welcome to Country from a council’s meetings A su...

Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A calculation error forces a Melbourne council to reissue its rates notices Victorian councils make pitches for election commitments This year’s Mary Rogers Awards winners announced Albury City appoints its new CEO Mayoral elections begin in NSW, as a long standing mayor bows out The Parramatta ICAC hearings officially end Confusion over...