Date: 24 June 2026 Two councillors in Melbourne’s west have been suspended from their duties this week following separate internal arbitration processes — with both findings citing breaches of the Model Councillor Code of Conduct. Melton: Cr Ashleigh Vandenberg — two months Melton Councillor Ashleigh Vandenberg has been suspended for two months and ordered to […]
Date: 24th June 2026 David Neeves has resigned as General Manager of Gilgandra Shire Council after ten years in the role, with Mid-Western Regional Council announcing his appointment as its new General Manager on the same day. Gilgandra Mayor Doug Batten acknowledged Mr Neeves’s contribution across a period of significant growth and challenge for the […]
Lower Eyre Council has announced the appointment of Marnie Lock as its new Chief Executive Officer. Lock brings over 30 years of local government experience to the role, having most recently served as the General Manager of Community and Business and Acting CEO at the City of Holdfast Bay. Ms Lock will oversee key regional […]
Date: 24th June 2026 A growing chorus of local government voices is demanding the Federal Government halt further Murray-Darling Basin water buybacks, following the Commonwealth’s purchase of almost 86 gigalitres of water in June 2026 at a reported cost of $430 million. The Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation (RAMJO) has condemned the purchase, with RAMJO […]
Date: 23rd June 2026 Bayside City Council has filed in the Supreme Court seeking to compel Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny to hand over the ministerial briefs and advice that underpinned the state government’s controversial activity centre planning amendment. This is according a report today from The Age. The amendment overrides local planning controls across nine […]
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