13th June 2021 (#29)

New episode

Coming up on the weekend edition of the Local  Government News Roundup, a sacked Council CEO gets his job back; a Victorian first as a Council teams up with GPs to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations; a council worker found to have misused his position to attain $1.6 million for his company; a new CEO for the City of Subiaco; and a council’s bushfire response to come under the microscope.

Links:
1.  Warrnambool CEO wins reinstatement
2. Wyndham GP partnership for vaccinations
3. Ombudsman reports on misuse of position by Council worker
4. State funding for kindergarten expansion projects
5. $19M shared use trail plans on display
6. Mornington Peninsula envisions Gathering Place expansion
7. Ballarat to approve airport runway extension 
8. Major sector reform for South Australia
9. Not guilty verdict for former Ipswich Council workers
10. New CEO for Subiaco
11. New CEO for Tablelands Regional Council
12. Wingecarribee bushfire response under review
13. Willoughby solar power partnership
14. Developer fined for heritage infringements in Hobart
15. Canada municipal annual conference resolutions
16. CA City Manager told to move closer to work
17. Maldives combatting climate change with a floating city

The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, home of the VLGA Connect series of interviews and panel discussions available on YouTube or from your podcast provider.