Australia's No. 1 podcast for local government news and views
The mayor of Redland Council Karen Williams has announced she will not be contesting the next election in March. The 20 year council veteran has been mayor since 2012, and was last year embroiled in controversy when she was involved in a car accident and pleaded guilty to drink driving. At the time, Ms Williams […]
Continue ReadingOn the podcast today for 9th December 2023:A Wyndham councillor set for suspension after a serious misconduct finding;Greater Geelong’s new executive team sends ripples through three councils and a peak body;Glenelg finally fills its two vacant councillor positions;A council meeting gets fiery over calls for a suspended mayor to resign;Conduct complaint findings against more councillors, […]
Continue ReadingWyndham City Councillor Jasmine Hill has been found guilty of serious misconduct by a Councillor Conduct Panel, and is set to be suspended for four months from next week. It was alleged by Cr Josh Gilligan that Cr Hill had behaved unreasonably towards council staff on 19 separate occasions. Only six of the allegations were […]
Continue ReadingUpdated: 3.05pm The City of Greater Geelong’s new executive team has been announced today, and it includes the current CEO of East Gippsland Shire Council, Anthony Basford. Mr Basford will join Bass Coast General Manager and recent Acting CEO James Stirton, MAV Executive Director Troy Edwards, and internal appointment Tenille Bradley in the team that […]
Continue ReadingGlenelg Shire Council has its second new councillor inside a week, after the successful completion of a countback to fill the last extraordinary vacancy on the Council. Robyn McDonald has been elected from the remaining eligible candidates and will take the seat vacated recently by Chrissy Hawker. Ms McDonald had turned down the opportunity to […]
Continue ReadingA new episode of the Local Government News Roundup is available now, recorded 6th December 2023. Our top story today: Strathbogie Shire Council has been suspended, with an administrator to oversee its governance functions until the next election. Also today: The Chair Administrator’s term extended at Moira; A by-election set for Greater Dandenong; A mayor […]
Continue ReadingJohn Tanner’s appointment as administrator of Moira Shire Council has been extended for a further six months. Mr Tanner will continue as the Chairperson of the Panel of Administrators for the same period. Moira Shire Council was dismissed and placed under administration earlier this year after the release of a Commission of Inquiry report, and […]
Continue Reading*Updated with Council response and further information below Strathbogie Shire Council has been suspended, effective tomorrow 6th December, until the next council elections in October 2024. Local Government Minister Melissa Horne announced the suspension today, along with the appointment of Peter Stephenson as interim administrator. Mr Stephenson served as a municipal monitor for three months […]
Continue ReadingIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup,Glenelg Shire finally fills one of two councillor vacancies;A new CEO announced for Greater Shepparton;Mayoral election results from Nillumbik and Darebin as election season nears its conclusion;Councils mobilise to deal with flooding from the week’s wild weather;A Sydney council stops work on a demerger proposal;Councils court controversy […]
Continue ReadingStrathbogie Mayor Cr Laura Binks has issued a statement today calling for decisive action from the Minister for Local Government, Melissa Horne, in response to a recent municipal monitor’s report on the council’s governance issues. The call comes after two failed attempts to conduct a mayoral election, because a quorum could not be achieved or […]
Continue Reading