Local Government News Roundup

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Council court defeats A Melbourne council takes a strong stand against the Suburban Rail Loop Another municipal monitors report is released A major restructure for a Sydney council Continued disruptions to a NSW Council’s meetings prompts a major process review Workers locked out in Noosa as an industrial dispute escalates The...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A council alliance loses a member A mayor granted an interim court order An election signage dispute could be headed for court A snag for a northeast council’s childcare centre outsourcing plan The passing of a long serving metro Melbourne councillor A new approach to combatting abandoned shopping trolleys A Qld council reverse...

Send us Fan Mail The Local Government News Roundup is back, and in this edition we catch up on the major news of the last month. Including: A commission of inquiry for Whittlesea Council as its mayor is suspended A Kingston councillor stood down pending legal proceedings A raft of CEO resignations and appointments from across the country A monitor’s report released, and the cost of a previous comm...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest on the Local Government News Roundup's Well Travelled Executive Series is Stephen Wall, the CEO of Wyndham City Council in Victoria. Stephen has held local government roles in three states, in a career that has led him to the CEO position at one of the fastest growing municipalities in the country. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month b...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest on the Local Government News Roundup's Well Travelled Executive Series is Alastair Dawson, an experienced council CEO and university sector executive, who most recently served as interim CEO of Livingstone Shire Council in Queensland. Alastair joins Chris to discuss his unique career path, in which he has occasionally courted controversy. The Local Governme...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest on the Local Government News Roundup's Well Travelled Executive Series John Nevins, whose career in public service spans nearly four decades. For more than 10 years, he was the CEO of Kingston City Council in Melbourne. John reflects on the early years of Council amalgamations in Victoria, the changes to the sector, and how he dealt with a major health scar...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A let down for councils in the latest Federal Budget A new CEO for Strathbogie Melbourne’s Keys to the City process under review Local residents look for council help to stop high rise apartments The exciting new art installation coming to Mildura A controversial pool ID policy up for review Calls for a crackdown on illegal vap...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: E-scooter operators bail on the City of Yarra Hepburn Shire denies its rate increase proposal is linked to a failed development project A northeast community concerned about biosecurity waste A call for a delay to the glass recycling bin rollout Startling bullying claims about a NSW council Back to the drawing board for a GM re...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A controversial local law to be reviewed Rail announcements hailed by local councils A councillor levels accusations at colleagues Buloke’s mayor confident a cancelled festival will return A NSW councillor under renewed fire for ongoing behaviour A call for an ICAC investigation into a councillor’s new role Share bike companies...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The Mayor of Whittlesea calls for the resignation of the Council’s CEO and monitors A call for patience from the Mayor of Greater Dandenong Hepburn Shire responds to the leaking of the Rex report A local government first strategy to tackle anti-semitism A General Manager calls time An apology from a Gold Coast councillor Queens...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The shock leak of a confidential report into a longstanding issue at Hepburn Shire A showdown looms as Whittlesea’s mayoral crisis drags on A spate of recycling truck fires prompts more warnings from councils A regional NSW council’s cash flow warning An urgent call for an investigation into financial concerns at a regional air...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Banned from Council premises - Whittlesea’s mayoral crisis deepens Safety concerns force another Council to meet online Hepburn Shire to apply for a higher rate cap Yarra lifts e-scooter fees by 400 percent A CEO resigns after an extraordinary Council meeting A councillor censured for comments on social media A new partnership...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Threats of violence push a Council meeting online New alliances to tackle common issues MAV board election results are in Six NSW councils given an ultimatum on development assessment times The councillors pushing for spending reviews at their councils Attention turns to clean up across cyclone impacted communities Plus a new C...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Councillors embroiled in a Parliamentary shutdown A cancelled funding agreement under review IPART considers a public hearing on a controversial rate increase proposal A call to relax restrictions on dogs in pubs A council sets the record straight on property sales due to rate arrears A court ruling puts four seats on Adelaide...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The last minute cancellation of a troubled festival A retaining wall coming down after a Council stop work order Safety concerns shut down a major council facility NSW and QLD councils brace for Alfred’s arrival A regional CEO stepping down A lord mayor taken to task over social media Another council to auction properties over...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Mornington Peninsula’s new CEO Port Phillip urged to reconsider a controversial sleeping rough proposal Buloke Council allows a festival to go ahead Ballarat’s vandalism troubles continue The results of Victoria’s first ever councillor census revealed A Bendigo director named CEO of Murray River Council A NSW Council CEO on lea...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A dismissive response to a group of councils’ concerns A council’s zero tolerance stand on harassment Negative social media prompts a policy review A mayor backs his GM and staff An extremely embarrassed veteran councillor charged with drink driving A so-called gag policy withdrawn Local government targeted in a DOGE style spen...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Environmental destruction outrage in Kingston More changes at the CEO level of Victorian councils A council meeting recording taken offline amid defamation concerns Applause for a council’s stand on a controversial energy project A councillor move to ban Welcome to Country acknowledgements falls flat Wagga Council fears lives a...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: New housing targets and concerns about a strong arm approach Opposition to a new emergency services levy grows A shock CEO resignation and more senior execs on the move Councils review their approach to unpaid rates Industrial action considered at Wingecarribee Rising tensions over a council’s approach to homeless people More l...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Whittlesea’s embattled mayor digs in and hits back A call for an investigation into a ratepayer group A controversial theatre plan dropped Tough new action on abandoned trolleys A motion of no confidence blocked A city seeks a $2B lifeline Conduct concerns at a South Australian council Exceptional financial support for UK counc...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A council meeting adjourned as tensions boil over Melbourne’s new tougher stance on graffiti A call for state government help on tree vandalism in NSW and the cost of vandalism escalates for a Tasmanian council Protests directed at Queensland councils A new CEO announced for Redland A South Australian Council hands back two ico...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Mayors under pressure to resign from within Brimbank calls for rail before runway in a new campaign More than half a million failure to vote notices on their way to Victorians An interim federal report into local government sustainability released Council spending under the microscope in NSW Mackay CEO Resigns Amid Controversy...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A metro mayor under pressure to resign A hospital protest is headed for the steps of Parliament A monitor’s verdict on a rural Council Kiama’s industrial dispute resolved A CEO takes leave as a mayor issues a warning to councillors Escalating safety concerns at a Queensland council plus General Manager resignation and appointme...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A step towards open briefings at Greater Dandenong A Council CEO condemns malicious attacks on staff and councillors Victorian first e-bike and e-scooter parking installed in Yarra Mayors found guilty of misconduct and privacy breaches A contentious Welcome to Country motion voted down A win in court for a Queensland council an...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Chaotic scenes as another council considers a major rate increase And a former PM’s extraordinary call to boycott council rates A council’s move to ensure political neutrality Competing petitions on a name change proposal in Dandenong A hiring freeze for one of the country’s largest councils Dysfunction brings a North Queenslan...