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Cr Sameer Pandey has been elected the new Lord Mayor of Parramatta for the remainder of the current term, which expires in September. The election was required after Cr Donna Davis was elected to state parliament earlier this year. While Cr Davis has relinquished the lord mayoralty, she will continue as a councillor until elections […]
Continue ReadingSome of the latest stories making news news in local government circles this week… Two South Australian councils have made CEO appointment announcements in recent days. At Adelaide Hills, the Mayor Dr Jan-Claire Wisdom announced that Greg Georgopoulis was its choice to replace Andrew Aitkin who stepped down last year after ten years in the […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: A call for legislative intervention to deal with council meeting disruptors; A reprieve for libraries in Greater Geelong that were under threat of closure; Councillor resignations in Victoria and New South Wales; Councils band together for help with flood recovery support; And a regional airline cancels a key […]
Continue ReadingThere’s a new councillor at Baw Baw Shire Council, after the sudden resignation last month of former mayor Joe Gauci. Farhat Firdous was the only eligible candidate remaining from the 2020 election and has been declared elected by the Victorian Electoral Commission. Ms Firdous will serve the remainder of the current Council term until late […]
Continue ReadingNew from the Roundup today: Strathbogie Shire to get its second municipal monitor inside 12 months; A plan to close libraries in Greater Geelong attracts criticism and a warning; More councils face pressure over planned IDAHOBIT Day events; New mayors appointed in NSW and Tasmania, and a Queensland council appoints its first ever female CEO; […]
Continue ReadingAt Northern Beaches Council, where former mayor Michael Regan resigned after 15 years having been elected to State Parliament, councillors have elected a new mayor tonight. The Manly Observer reported that it was a narrow vote of 8 to 7, in which Sue Heins was elected as the first female mayor of the council. Cr […]
Continue ReadingTwo mayors, one in New South Wales and another in Tasmania, have resigned their positions in the past week. At Camden Council in NSW, Cr Ashleigh Cagney has been elected to serve out the four remaining months of the current term following the resignation of Therese Fedeli after four years in the role. In a […]
Continue ReadingStrathbogie Shire will have another municipal monitor in place, less than 12 months since the conclusion of the last monitor’s term. Local Government Minister, Melissa Horne, has appointed Peter Stephenson for a 3 month term in response to concerns around governance and the health and safety of councillors and staff. The monitor will examine why […]
Continue ReadingA decision to close three libraries in Greater Geelong due to budget cuts is attracting criticism, media attention and a warning from the council that it would consider taking back operation of library services. The Geelong Regional Libraries Corporation (GRLC) last week announced that three of its 19 libraries would be closed and the operating […]
Continue ReadingA countback has been conducted to fill an extraordinary vacancy at Southern Grampians Shire Council. The new councillor is Fran Malone. The vacancy arose with the resignation due to ill health of Greg McAdam last month. A first countback was conducted including seven unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 elections. One candidate excluded as they were […]
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