5th December 2021 (#79)

News

In this episode of the Local Government News Roundup:

Brimbank Council announces its new CEO;

Victorians Council peak body concerned about a lack of consultation on planning reforms;

Some early results coming through from this weekend’s local government elections in NSW;

And a parliamentary committee calls for a commission of inquiry into Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission.

Just some of what’s ahead on the Roundup, which is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, an independent governance organisation supporting councils and councillors to achieve the highest standards of governance

Links:
Brimbank appoints new CEO
New Sunshine Precinct plan welcomed
Transparency needed now and into the future – MAV
Mayor elected Regional Capitals Australia Chair | City of Ballarat
New Grants Commission appointments (p.2259)
Victorian Government announcement about Swinburne Prahran site City of Stonnington
Mayoral Election Status
New Deputy Lord Mayor of Adelaide
Queensland parliamentary committee reviewing Logan councillors’ dismissal recommends review of CCC structure
CCC Chair should stand down following damning parliamentary report – LGAQ
Joint organisation model gets tick of approval – Office of Local Government NSW
City of Hobart vaccination policy announced
2021 National NAIDOC awards recipients | NAIDOC
Slough welcomes commissioners – Slough Borough Council
Leicester City Council bid to spend £26m to cut housing wait list
Councilman Andre Dickens wins Atlanta mayor race over Moore