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Cr Nigel Hutton is stepping down from Livingstone Shire Council at the end of March after 9 years as a councillor, including two years as deputy mayor. Mayor Andy Ireland has paid tribute to Cr Hutton for his “significant contribution to the Livingstone community”, describing him as a strong force within the Council chamber. As […]
Continue ReadingHere’s another summer update from the Local Government News Roundup, including: Results from three Council countbacks; a mayor steps aside to run for State Parliament; a call for more councils to ban gambling advertising at local sports matches; the acting CEO taking his own council to VCAT; a call for protected speech laws for councillors; […]
Continue ReadingQueensland’s peak body for councils has renewed calls for protected speech laws for the state’s councillors. According to the Western Star ($), the renewed push from LGAQ CEO Alison Smith follows a legal threat to a Maranoa Regional Councillor Cameron O’Neil over comments made in a council meeting. Cr O’Neil was speaking in opposition to […]
Continue ReadingA by-election at Longreach Regional Council has been set for Saturday 11th February. A vacancy on the council has arisen due to the resignation in November of Tony Martin. Mr Martin was previously CEO of the Qantas Founders Outback Museum in Longreach, a position he resigned last June with plans to pursue new opportunities. The […]
Continue ReadingVictoria’s Local Government Inspectorate has released the results of a review of councils’ compliance with the Local Government Act 2020. The new legislation required councils to create or update a range of policies over an 18-month period, and the review found that councils were largely in compliance. More than 1,000 individual policies and documents were […]
Continue ReadingA new Disability Sport Centre for Excellence will be built at Blacktown City’s International Sportspark, it was announced today. $15M in state government funding will deliver a new multipurpose indoor training facility for athletes with disability, along with bespoke amenities designed to allow athletes to train more often around work, family and educational commitments. Blacktown […]
Continue ReadingRobbie Nyaguy has won a computer countback conducted this afternoon to fill a vacancy on Port Phillip City Council in Lake Ward. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Katherine Copsey, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament in December. Five unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 election contested the countback. Cr-elect Nyaguy will have […]
Continue ReadingJacquie Kelly has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Swan Hill Rural City Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Jade Benham, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament in November. Six unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 election contested the countback. Cr-elect Kelly will have 48 hours […]
Continue ReadingBen Ladson has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Greater Shepparton City Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Kim O’Keeffe, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament in November. Five unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 election contested the countback. Two other candidates from that election are […]
Continue ReadingA senior executive at the City of Greater Geelong is challenging a planning decision made by his own council at VCAT. The Age reports today that Guy Wilson Browne, currently the council’s acting chief executive, is seeking to overturn the rejection of a two lot subdivision proposal on land that he owns in St Albans […]
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