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Transparency challenge, a legal threat, and contentious travel plans – #603

  • 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
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Wyndham Mayor Resigns Over Character Reference for Convicted Sex Offender

Wyndham Mayor Resigns Over Character Reference for Convicted Sex Offender

Date: 21st July 2026 Update: A special meeting has been scheduled for Thursday at 5pm to elect a mayor for the remainder of the term, which concludes in November. Wyndham City Mayor Cr Preet Singh has resigned, following almost four months of sustained pressure over a character reference he provided for a man later convicted […]

Report: Former Adelaide Councillor was about to be Suspended

Report: Former Adelaide Councillor was about to be Suspended

Former Adelaide City Councillor Henry Davis was facing a three-month suspension and public reprimand prior to his resignation last week, according to a leaked report seen by InDaily. The state’s independent Behavioural Standards Panel found Mr Davis breached standards on three counts of serious misbehaviour following an investigation into his filming and posting of council […]

Mayor resigns, councillors censured, and a council charged – #618

Mayor resigns, councillors censured, and a council charged – #618

A regional mayor steps down ahead of a run for State Parliament · The state opposition pledges to scrap the mandatory glass recycling bin rollout · A NSW mayor and a councillor censured, · While two councillors in two different states have been ejected from council meetings · ...

New CEO appointed at Glamorgan Spring Bay Council

New CEO appointed at Glamorgan Spring Bay Council

Date: 17th July 2026 Glamorgan Spring Bay Council has appointed Nick McGuire as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a Special Meeting of Council held on Thursday 16 July. The appointment follows a national recruitment process conducted over three months, which attracted twenty-five candidates. McGuire was interviewed twice by a CEO Recruitment Panel comprising four […]

Macedon Ranges Mayor resigns to contest state seat

Macedon Ranges Mayor resigns to contest state seat

Date: 17th July 2026 Macedon Ranges Shire Council‘s Mayor, Cr Kate Kendall, has resigned from the mayoralty effective close of business on Friday 24 July, to stand as a candidate for the state seat of Macedon at the November Victorian election. In a statement issued this afternoon, Cr Kendall said she had informed the CEO […]