(Tas) Minister pursues structural reform

Tasmania’s Local Government Minister, Roger Jaensch has announced that the government will engage directly with the local government sector, local communities, and users of local government services to pursue structural reform of the state’s #localgovernment sector. This follows unsuccessful negotiations to obtain cross-party support for recommendations made earlier this year in the Premier’s Economic and […]

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19th September 2021 (#57)

On the Roundup today… the City of Melbourne’s homeless accommodation project gets a big boost; a funding increase for Victoria’s public libraries; the mayoral election decided by just two votes; a council reconsiders a staff vaccination payment scheme; and new voting rules announced for England’s mayoral elections. Just some of the stories ahead on the […]

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Kingston CEO appointed

Kingston City Council has appointed experienced local government executive Peter Bean as its new Chief Executive Officer, commencing 1st November. Mr Bean has been General Manager Corporate Services at Melton City Council for the past 11 years. He will take over from Tim Tamlin, who has been Interim CEO at Kingston since March this year, […]

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