Date: 26 June 2026 Hawkesbury City Council has announced it will lift the media ban imposed on Hawkesbury Radio, effective 1 July 2026. In a statement published on 25 June, Council said Hawkesbury Radio had engaged in productive discussions and had taken steps to address the conduct of individual staff members that led to the […]
Date: 26 June 2026 New South Wales councils will be subject to mandatory livestreaming requirements and tighter conduct rules at meetings, following the commencement of the Local Government (General) Amendment (Meetings) Regulation 2026. The regulation was issued following the disallowance of the 2025 Model Code of Meeting Practice by the NSW Legislative Council on 26 […]
Date: 25 June 2026 Tablelands Regional Council Mayor Rod Marti has tendered his resignation on health grounds, effective close of business Monday 29 June 2026. Mayor Marti was admitted to Atherton Hospital’s emergency department on 20 May 2026 after experiencing a severe headache, and was subsequently transported to Townsville University Hospital for urgent treatment. Following […]
Date: 25 June 2026 Updated: This story has been updated to include a response from the City of Greater Geelong. The City of Greater Geelong has rejected the Victorian Government’s characterisation of its housing planning performance, after the state announced it would bypass the council to fast-track four Precinct Structure Plans in Geelong’s north and […]
Date: 25 June 2026 Two regional Victorian councils have adopted their 2026–27 budgets this week, both landing on a 2.75 per cent rate rise after divided chamber votes that laid bare the tensions councils are navigating between financial sustainability and ratepayer affordability. At the City of Ballarat, the budget passed only on the casting vote […]
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