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The City of Melville has appointed its current director of community development, Gail Bowman, to the position of chief executive officer. Ms Bowman will be the city’s first female CEO and take over in late November when Marten Tieleman finishes his five year term at Melville. Mayor George Gear welcomed and congratulated Ms Bowman on […]
Continue ReadingOn the midweek Roundup for 6th September, available now on your podcast player (links here) Moira Shire’s CEO resigns, a former CEO departs Greater Geelong, and Hindmarsh makes a CEO appointment; A councillor ordered to apologise for social media posts found to be in breach of the councillor code of conduct; Most Victorian Councillors think […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 ReadingCity of Nedlands CEO Bill Parker has been announced as the new chief for the City of Wanneroo this week. The 20 year local government veteran has worked across metropolitan and regional Western Australia, and will take up the Wanneroo role in early December. Current CEO Daniel Simms is vacating the role after 21 years […]
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 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 ReadingOn your midweek Roundup for 16th August 2023, More detail emerges of government plans for planning reforms; Knox to scale back kindergarten provision, while another council considers its position; A council’s massive legal bills revealed in a fight to stop a proposed quarry project; The council meeting suspended after the mayor collapses; A local health […]
Continue ReadingThe Town of Cottesloe in Western Australia is revisiting its budget after a procedural error in advertising proposed rate changes. The council had previously adopted a 4% rates increase but had to revoke the budget after it was discovered that an “procedural irregularity” had occurred in the advertising of proposed differential rates for public feedback. […]
Continue ReadingA Western Australian councillor has shed light on the challenges faced by young and diverse individuals in local government, and why she will not be standing for re-election. Amy Astill, who was elected to Kalgoorlie Boulder council in 2021 at the age of 19, has published an open letter describing how she was dismissed, laughed […]
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 […]
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