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On the weekend update for 8th July 2023, A regional council to test the market for its CEO position; Frankston Council responds to government intervention on a planning matter; A perfect storm welfare crisis described in Ballarat; A council calls for help on a government cost shift; A long serving Queensland mayors announce retirement; Crowds […]
Continue ReadingOn the midweek update from the Local Government News Roundup, 5th July 2023: The City of Melbourne votes for stability with its choice of a new CEO; A release date revealed for the long-awaited Operation Sandon report; A regional council closes its public gallery, while another is challenged in the Supreme Court for a similar […]
Continue ReadingMelbourne City Council has appointed Alison Leighton as its Chief Executive Officer. Ms Leighton has served as Acting CEO since the departure of Justin Hanney from the position last October. She has been with the city since August 2020, when she joined as a General Manager. Six months later, Ms Leighton was promoted to Deputy […]
Continue ReadingThe IBAC report looking into alleged serious corrupt conduct in planning and property decisions in the City of Casey is to be released later this month. The Operation Sandon report will be tabled in Parliament on the 26th July, according to a report from the Australian. Witnesses involved in the matter have reportedly been told […]
Continue ReadingOn the weekend update from the Local Government News Roundup, Anger as Victoria refuses fast-tracked federal disaster funding; A new councillor elected in Greater Geelong, while a long-standing northeast councillor resigns; A council rejects a call for a municipal monitor; Mixed reaction from councils to preliminary flight paths for the new Western Sydney Airport; A […]
Continue ReadingThe Municipal Association of Victoria has reacted with anger to a Victorian government decision to refuse fast-tracking of disaster funding form the Federal Government. Today’s announcement that $1.8B in funding will be brought forward for most states has been welcomed by the national peak body, ALGA, as a response to calls for faster support and […]
Continue ReadingToday on the midweek edition of the Local Government News Roundup, IBAC passes on matters referred from the Moira Shire Council Commission of Inquiry; A councillor calls for municipal monitors at his own council; Councillor and CEO resignations; and another councillor removed from office; A council criticised for not standing up to hate; Snowy Valleys […]
Continue ReadingOn the weekend update from the Roundup; Greater Geelong finally appoints a new CEO after an interrupted 10 month process; and flags a late reprieve for library funding in the Geelong budget; A Victorian council attracts national attention for its approach to a housing issue; Moorabool successfully prosecutes illegal waste dumpers; Council vacancies filled in […]
Continue ReadingGreater Geelong City Council has today announced the appointment of Ali Wastie as its new CEO. The appointment brings to an end a drawn out process, delayed by a Local Government Inspectorate enquiry and the appointment of State Government monitors. Ms Wastie is currently the CEO of Bass Coast Shire, which has announced today that […]
Continue ReadingNew from the Roundup today, a bonus episode looking at the final report from New Zealand’s Future of Local Government Panel, which makes sweeping recommendations for fundamental change in the sector. Joining Chris Eddy is Dr Andy Asquith from the Curtin Institute of Public Policy to discuss the report’s contents, and the likelihood that any […]
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