Councillor suspended: Moonee Valley councillor Samantha Byrne has been suspended for 14 days after an arbiter found she had breached three standards of conduct. Moonee Valley City Council
Call for hoarder help: Greater Geelong Deputy Mayor Anthony Aitken has called for legislative change to help councils deal with hoarder houses, after the sale of a notorious property in Corio. Cr Anthony Aitken, LinkedIn
Experienced councillors retire: More long standing Victorian councillors are retiring from local government at the October elections, including Cr Tim Dark at Greater Dandenong and Cr Dan Clancey at Latrobe. Dandenong Star Journal; Latrobe Valley Express
Palmerston CEO resigns: City of Palmerston CEO Luccio Cercarelli will leave the council later this month to take up a new position as head of the NT Government’s department of housing, local government and community development. NT News
Return to elected representation: Central Coast, Wingecarribee and Balranald councils are set to come out of administration when voters go to the polls this weekend. Office of Local Government