Tag: Victoria

Baw Baw Shire Council has appointed Mr. John Bennie as Interim Chief Executive Officer following a vote at today’s Confidential Council Meeting. The appointment coincides with the launch of recruitment efforts for a permanent CEO. Mr. Bennie, former CEO of the Greater City of Dandenong, brings extensive local government experience to the role. He succeeds Mr. Cohen […]

Strathbogie Shire Council has appointed experienced local government executive Rachelle Quattrocchi as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Quattrocchi brings more than 25 years of local government experience to the role, most recently serving as Director of City Services at Manningham Council in Melbourne. Mayor Claire Ewart-Kennedy says Ms. Quattrocchi was selected from a competitive […]

E-scooter operators Lime and Neuron are set to cease operations in Melbourne’s City of Yarra following a dramatic increase in council fees. The Age reported that the operators have labelled the council’s decision to raise daily per-scooter fees from $1 to $5 as “totally unsustainable.” The two companies will withdraw their combined fleet of 500 e-scooters by early […]

Whittlesea City Council has announced that its March meeting will be held online, inviting members of the public to view a livestream of proceedings. The meeting will be the first since Mayor Aidan McLindon was issued with a ban on attending council premises by CEO Craig Lloyd, and a no-confidence motion from the remaining councillors, […]