*Updated with Council response and further information below
Strathbogie Shire Council has been suspended, effective tomorrow 6th December, until the next council elections in October 2024.
Local Government Minister Melissa Horne announced the suspension today, along with the appointment of Peter Stephenson as interim administrator.
Mr Stephenson served as a municipal monitor for three months earlier this year to examine unresolved governance issues identified by previous monitor Janet Dore.
A final report was provided to the Minister with recommendations for further intervention to ensure good governance at the council.
Mr Stephenson’s appointment as administrator is for an interim period, with a longer-term appointment to be announced in due course.
The council and individual councillors were provided with the monitor’s report last month and provided an opportunity to respond to the Minister.
Minister Horne said the administrator would “restore good governance so that local representatives can return in due course and properly fulfil their important roles”.
Read the official announcement here.
Read the Council’s response, and individual councillor responses to today’s announcement here, along with a link to the monitor’s final report.