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Stonnington suspension, legal costs questioned, and a new inquiry – #640

  • 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
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Election shake-up, rate notice errors, and escalating consultancy costs – #639

Election shake-up, rate notice errors, and escalating consultancy costs – #639

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 ...

Mayoralty relinquished, smart glasses ban, and a colossal white elephant – #638

Mayoralty relinquished, smart glasses ban, and a colossal white elephant – #638

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...

Greater Shepparton Mayor Steps Down Ahead of State Election

Greater Shepparton Mayor Steps Down Ahead of State Election

Cr Shane Sali has stepped down from the position of Mayor of Greater Shepparton City Council, effective Monday 7 September 2026, after four consecutive terms in the role since June 2022. Council has advised that Cr Sali will seek a leave of absence from his councillor duties. He intends to hold that leave until the […]

Sali’s preselection, political theatre, and a public censure – #637

Sali’s preselection, political theatre, and a public censure – #637

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 defer...

Rates notice error, mayoral confusion, and the cost of conduct – #636

Rates notice error, mayoral confusion, and the cost of conduct – #636

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 may...