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The CEO of Northern Beaches, Ray Brownlee, has resigned and is returning to the city of Randwick where he was GM for 14 years until 2018. Mr Brownlee was appointed this week to a 5 year contract, and will commence in late March. Read City of Randwick statement; and report from Northern Beaches Advocate.
Continue ReadingToday on the Roundup, nearly 50 councillors set to lose office for failing to submit gift disclosure returns; Victoria’s Local Government Inspectorate completes over 200 investigations in one year; Greater Shepparton finally elects a deputy mayor, and council media activities during election campaigns in the spotlight in Queensland. The Local Government News Roundup is brought […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Roundup podcast, Geelong’s municipal monitors named; a coalition of councillors seeks an end to prayers at Council meetings; a new gig for a former metro council CEO; a call for a limit on mayoral terms in Tasmania; a former council CEO loses an unfair dismissal case; and much more from around the […]
Continue ReadingYarra City Council in Melbourne, and NSW’s Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council are making news today. The Age reports on the end of Greens’ control of Yarra City Council, with news that the council’s longest serving member Amanda Stone is no longer a member of the Greens. The report suggests that Cr Stone let her party membership […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup, a council meeting closed and police called to an unruly public gallery; a mayor calls for more councils to support the Voice to Parliament; tributes for Australia’s longest serving female councillor; the timeline for a council demerger announced; a council’s smart cities plan prompts protests and a police warning; […]
Continue ReadingThe NSW State Government has produced a preliminary roadmap for the demerger of Cootamundra-Gundagai Council. The timeline for the implementation of the demerger sees the legal path being established after the March state elections due to the need for legislation to facilitate the process. The current merged council would cease functioning in mid-2024, allowing the […]
Continue ReadingGold Coast Mayor Tom Tate says he won’t consider introducing an acknowledgement of country at his council’s meetings in the current term. According to a report from the ABC, Mayor Tate believes having an acknowledgement before council meetings is not efficient, and he “doesn’t waste a minute on other things”. While 60 per cent of […]
Continue ReadingCity of Newcastle CEO Jeremy Bath has received a new contract that will see him serve in the role through December 2027. According to the Newcastle Herald($), the decision to extend Mr Bath’s employment was made almost 12 months ago at the first meeting of the newly-elected council. At that time, the Council authorised its […]
Continue ReadingAlbury City Council has paid tribute to Australia’s longest serving female councillor, Patricia Gould, who has passed away, aged 87. Ms Gould served the Albury community for 42 years, from 1974 until retiring in 2016. She served multiple periods as mayor for a total of more than eight years. Patricia was awarded an OAM in […]
Continue ReadingLocal Government Association of the Northern Territory life member Kerry Moir has been awarded the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2023 Honours List for her service to local government and the community. Mrs Moir was a councillor with the City of Darwin from 1992-2012 and was a member of […]
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