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At 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 ReadingIn episode 220 of the Roundup, The Wodonga municipal monitor report attracts criticism; As does Greater Geelong’s organisation restructure; A call for state government help to deal with council meeting disruptors; Public toilets become a divisive topic; A new mayor for Canterbury Bankstown, and a new GM for Moree Plains; A major milestone in WA; […]
Continue ReadingMoree Plains Shire Council in NSW has appointed a new General Manager. Kelvin Tytherleigh will make the move from Queensland where he has been CEO of Hinchinbrook Shire for three years. His five year term starts in mid-June. Source: Moree Plains Shire
Continue ReadingCouncillor Bilal El-Hayek has been elected the new Mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown at an extraordinary meeting of Council held tonight. Mayor El-Hayek, 36, was elected unopposed by his fellow Councillors after the former Mayor Khal Asfour stepped down earlier this week. Mayor El-Hayek was first elected to the council in September 2017 and served twice as […]
Continue ReadingNSW mayors and councillors are set to receive an increase in fees from 1 July. The remuneration tribunal has determined an increase of 3% will apply for the next financial year. The tribunal has also reviewed the remuneration categories of councils and mayoral offices, and created two new categories – Metropolitan Major, and Rural Large. […]
Continue ReadingThe Lord Mayor of Parramatta, Donna Davis, who has been elected to the NSW Parliament, is resigning the lord mayoralty position effective next week. Cr Davis will however continue in her role as a councillor until the next local government elections, which are due in September 2024. The council has scheduled an extraordinary meeting for […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Roundup,We look into the Wodonga City Council Municipal Monitor’s Final Report; What’s in the Federal Budget for local government?; Melbourne’s new parking plan unveiled, and not everyone is happy about it; A new report offers suggestions for the local government response to homelessness; An embattled Sydney mayor set to resign; The Council […]
Continue ReadingOn the latest episode of Australia’s number one local government news podcast: Threats of violence lead to more council events being cancelled; A rural mayor attracts criticism over his council’s support for duck hunting; Sorrento traders campaign to secede from Mornington Peninsula Shire; The local government funding model to be examined by a parliamentary inquiry; […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: The Darebin Municipal Monitor’s report released; Greater Geelong gets the green light to recommence its CEO recruitment process; A concerted campaign to disrupt council meetings continues around the country; A councillor ordered to apologise for social media comments, while another has their sanctions repealed…at least for now; There’s […]
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