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Today 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 […]
Continue ReadingRobert Minty has been elected as a councillor for the Borough of Queenscliffe Council, after the Victorian Electoral Commission conducted a countback of votes at 1 pm on Monday 19 June. The Election Manager, Roger Millar, today declared the result after a countback of votes from the general election held in October 2020. Only those […]
Continue ReadingFormer councillor Steve Ring will return to Lithgow City Council after the completion today of a countback by the NSW Electoral Commission. The countback was required after the resignation last month of Deanna Goodsell after six years in the council. Mr Ring was first elected to the council in 2016, and was unsuccessful at the […]
Continue ReadingIn the midweek update from the Roundup, Stonnington City Council appoints its new CEO Wodonga looking for strength in numbers in its push for a new regional hospital Renewed calls for better governance training for prospective councillors A government backflip on demerger costs in NSW A call for a public inquiry into land valuations And […]
Continue ReadingThe former CEO of Gold Coast City Council, Dale Dickson, has been announced today as the incoming CEO at the City of Stonnington in Melbourne. Mr Dickson commences in the position in late July. More from the City of Stonnington here. The Roundup’s updated list of Victorian CEO appointments is here.
Continue ReadingThe June edition of the Roundup’s monthly interview special, “Council Conversations”, is now available for all listeners. Check your podcast queue now, and enjoy the in-depth discussions about the differing approaches local governments across the globe are taking to homelessness, and to how they responded to the global pandemic. Find the link for your podcast […]
Continue ReadingOn the weekend update from the Local Government News Roundup: Winners from around the country in the annual National Local Government Awards; News on CEO and GM appointments; A council loses a high court challenge on GST payments; Some massive rate rises approved in NSW; Plus councillors removed from office; another directed to issue a […]
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