Peninsula Mayor confirms state seat ambition

Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor Anthony Marsh has confirmed that he has formally applied for Liberal Party pre-selection, ahead of the upcoming by-election in the state seat of Nepean. The seat has been vacated due to the retirement from politics of Sam Groth, the party’s former deputy leader. Despite having previously ruled out running for parliament, […]

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Grand Prix win, rate peg applications, and costly dump fires – ft Frank Wilkie #552

On your Wednesday edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences.Listen to the episode here. Read along […]

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New Mayor for Adelaide Hills

Nathan Daniell has been elected Mayor of Adelaide Hills Council after a supplementary election, defeating Andrew Stratford with 4179 votes to 2758. Daniell, who’s been a councillor since 2014 and served as Acting Mayor since March last year, says he’s honoured by the community’s trust and will focus on protecting the Hills’ character, financial sustainability, […]

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“Field of Dreams”, mooted merger, and mayor conduct breaches – #549

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: plus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond. The Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences. Listen to the […]

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Emergency meeting, name change deferred, and “bombshell admission” – #531

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast. the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences.Listen to the episode here. Read along with all the news, and find story links from […]

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Mayoral musical chairs, flags, and performance scrutiny – #530

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences. Listen to the episode here. Read along with all the news, and find story links […]

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Unplanned leave, historic leadership team, and escalating dysfunction – #528

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Plus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences. Listen […]

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Levy backdown, mayor resigns, and a raffle debate – #526

Today on the Local Government News Roundup: The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences. Listen to the episode here. Read along with all the news from this episode below: Victorian Report […]

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Award winners, and a “grossly unfair”situation – #522

Today on the Local Government News Roundup: The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 – simple, connected customer experiences. Listen to the episode here. Read along with all the news from this episode below: Victorian Report […]

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