LG Shorts: Cr suspended; failure to vote; referenda; immunisation risk

News

Former Hobsons Bay Mayor suspended: Former mayor of Hobsons Bay Peter Hemphill has been suspended for one month after an arbiter determined that he engaged in misconduct. Star Weekly

Failure to vote notices: Queensland’s Electoral Commission has issued apparent failure to vote notices to 35,000 people after the March council elections. ABC News

Referenda on councillor numbers, voting: Voters in four NSW council areas are being asked to determine future councillor numbers, ward structures and/or directly elected mayors at this weekend’s elections. ABC News

Child vaccination program at risk: Victoria’s peak council body has warned that children’s vaccination programs are at risk due to the introduction of state government fees for councils to access central immunisation records. Municipal Association of Victoria

13th September 2024