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South Australia’s Burnside Council has revealed one of its councillors has been caught up in the donation return crisis. The council has announced that Ted Jennings is no longer a council member as of Friday 10th February, pending a potential appeal to SACAT. In a statement, the council said the position will remain vacant while […]
Continue ReadingBlue Mountains City Council wants animal glue traps banned in NSW, as they are in Victoria, the ACT and Tasmania. The Blue Mountains Gazette has reported Mayor Mark Greenhill’s comments at a recent council meeting that the traps are cruel and unnecessary and cause great harm to native species. The council has voted unanimously to […]
Continue ReadingA man has turned up to a City Council meeting in Austin, Texas, dressed as a clown to nominate for the CEO position at the city’s energy arm. The New York Post says Alex Strenger was upset at how recent power outages were handled when a storm impacted nearly 350,000 residents. He said his mother […]
Continue ReadingThe CEO of Northern Beaches, Ray Brownlee, has resigned and is returning to the city of Randwick where he was GM for 14 years until 2018. Mr Brownlee was appointed this week to a 5 year contract, and will commence in late March. Read City of Randwick statement; and report from Northern Beaches Advocate.
Continue ReadingToday on the Roundup, nearly 50 councillors set to lose office for failing to submit gift disclosure returns; Victoria’s Local Government Inspectorate completes over 200 investigations in one year; Greater Shepparton finally elects a deputy mayor, and council media activities during election campaigns in the spotlight in Queensland. The Local Government News Roundup is brought […]
Continue ReadingGreater Shepparton City Council has finally elected a deputy mayor, and it’s a second term for Cr Anthony Brophy who held the role until last October . The election was finalised at an additional council meeting held on Tuesday 7th February. This followed a first attempt to fill the role in October which resulted in […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Roundup podcast, Geelong’s municipal monitors named; a coalition of councillors seeks an end to prayers at Council meetings; a new gig for a former metro council CEO; a call for a limit on mayoral terms in Tasmania; a former council CEO loses an unfair dismissal case; and much more from around the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Council CEO Justin Hanney has joined Davidson Recruitment as a senior partner as part of the firm’s plans to expand its business advisory division. Mr Hanney, who resigned from the top job at the City of Melbourne last year, has also held senior roles in state government economic departments and the Department of Premier […]
Continue ReadingLaunceston City Council will this week finalise a submission to the State Government with feedback after last year’s local government elections. A key proposal for discussion is limiting the tenure of mayors to two terms as a means of more effective succession planning. The draft submission also calls for more work to raise community awareness […]
Continue ReadingYarra City Council in Melbourne, and NSW’s Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council are making news today. The Age reports on the end of Greens’ control of Yarra City Council, with news that the council’s longest serving member Amanda Stone is no longer a member of the Greens. The report suggests that Cr Stone let her party membership […]
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