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On the Local Government News Roundup for 2nd September 2023, Councillors’ phones seized in an IBAC investigation; Hume Council explains why it withdrew an appeal in a councillor conduct matter; New short stay regulations a step closer in the city of Melbourne; Three former NSW councillors found to have engaged in corrupt conduct; 5G critics […]
Continue ReadingOn your midweek update from the Roundup for 30th August 2023: The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; and by Snap Send Solve, helping keep shared spaces safe, clean and great to be in. Listen to this episode here, and find […]
Continue ReadingOn the Roundup today: More councils call for an end to aggressive behaviour toward council staff; Councils defend their record on housing development approvals; An inquiry hears about confusion and bureaucratic red tape in the wake of last year’s major floods; A Gold Coast councillor remains in office for the moment despite being charged with […]
Continue ReadingOn the midweek update for 23rd August 2023, A court rules that an arbiter provided inadequate reasons for a finding of councillor misconduct; Rural Councils welcome new disaster recovery funding arrangements; A regional mayor appeals for direct government communication, rather than by media; A council’s general manager terminated one day, reinstated the next; More Sydney […]
Continue ReadingOn the weekend update for 19th August 2023, Case dismissed – a win for Yarra Ranges and the sector in the Supreme Court; Councils looking to name and shame over illegal tree removals; Serious misconduct allegations dismissed at Benalla council; A call for respect for parking officers facing escalating public abuse; A deputy mayor removed […]
Continue ReadingComing up on the weekend update from the Roundup, available to listen now: An ‘absurd’ bidding war between a council and the state government; A court win for Merri-bek council and its community; School crossing supervisors back on the job in Strathbogie; New councillors set to take office at five councils; A councillor censured by […]
Continue ReadingOn the midweek Roundup available now, A councillor’s bid for unfettered council question time fails to launch; The local council response to Victoria’s first sobering up centre; A community mobilises against a state government housing development; The biggest management shakeup in 30 years on the Gold Coast; An investigation into a suspended council labelled as […]
Continue ReadingOn the weekend Roundup for 5th August 2023, Council concerns over a new state government agreement with Indigenous groups; Yarra Ranges Shire Council in court, and fined over powerline clearance issues; A council call to stop the sale of state government owned land; Tasmania’s Dorset Council suspended, and its mayor reprimanded in a code of […]
Continue ReadingThe councillors at Dorset Council in Tasmania have been suspended from office, effective 11am this morning. Local government minister Nic Street has enacted the suspension for the duration of a Board of Inquiry’s investigation of allegations of statutory non-compliance and governance failings. The Board of Inquiry was appointed last week, following initial enquiries by the […]
Continue ReadingA new episode of the Roundup is now available, bringing you some of the latest local government news stories for 2nd August 2023, including: Operation Sandon targets dismiss the IBAC report as lies and half-truths; A third Greater Geelong councillor resigns; Ballarat council approves a trip to Türkiye; Another metro council bypassed by state government […]
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