Date: 19 August 2026 More Victorian councillors have confirmed they will contest the upcoming state election, adding to a growing list of local government figures entering parliamentary contests. Among the latest announcements reported by the Herald Sun, Moonee Valley City Council councillor and former AFL footballer John Barnes, Gannawarra Shire Council mayor Garner Smith, and […]
Date: 19 August 2026 Tasmania’s Dorset Council has announced that General Manager John Marik will conclude his tenure with Council in mid-November 2026, bringing to a close more than nine years with the organisation. Mr Marik joined Dorset Council in 2017 as Director Corporate Services and was appointed General Manager in late 2022. Mayor Cr […]
Casey City Council has elected Cr Michelle Crowther as its new mayor. Cr Crowther steps up from the position of deputy mayor, following Cr Stefan Koomen’s decision to resign the mayoralty to focus on his campaign for election to State Parliament. Cr Crowther will serve out the current mayoral term, which expires in mid-November. Her […]
Date: 18th August 2026 Central Highlands Regional Council has appointed Jason Hoolihan as its new permanent Chief Executive Officer, following an independent, nationwide recruitment process that drew more than 70 applications. Mr Hoolihan was one of three shortlisted candidates interviewed by the Mayor and councillors after the first round of interviews. He has lived in […]
Date: 18th August 2026 Western Downs Regional Council has appointed Joshua Hannan as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a national recruitment process. Mr Hannan is currently Deputy Director-General, Local Government within the Queensland Government, and was appointed Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers in 2025. Before that, he spent […]
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