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A city council in the US state of Ohio has been collecting more municipal income tax than authorised for the last 15 years. Rittman taxpayers have received a letter from the city revealing that they have been charged tax at the rate of 1.5%, instead of the authorised rate of 1%. The issue dates back […]
Continue ReadingThe General Manager of Upper Lachlan Shire Council in NSW has resigned her position and will finish in early March. Colleen Worthy has held the position since January 2020. Ms Worthy said she has made the decision to prioritise her personal family commitments. The council’s director of environment and planning Alex Waldron will be acting […]
Continue ReadingFormer Southern Grampians CEO Michael Tudball is returning to the sector as interim CEO at Corangamite Shire. The council last night appointed Mr Tudball to lead the council until a permanent CEO is selected. Since leaving Southern Grampians in 2021, Mr Tudball has been a regional director with Regional Roads Victoria. He takes up the […]
Continue ReadingThis year’s National General Assembly of Local Government will be held in Canberra from 13 – 15 June. The Australian Local Government Association announced the dates for the assembly this week, with the theme of “Our Communities, Our Future”. ALGA said it is working closely with the Federal Government towards incorporating the return of the […]
Continue ReadingMornington Peninsula Shire Council has expressed significant disappointment in a VCAT decision to allow a large-scale aged care facility in Mount Eliza, outside of the urban growth boundary. The Council has previously rejected the proposal and has unsuccessfully sought state government intervention. It is now asking the planning minister to urgently approve a planning scheme […]
Continue ReadingVictoria’s Minister for Local Government will install two municipal monitors to assist the City of Greater Geelong in hiring its new Chief Executive Officer. Melissa Horne has this morning announced the move after taking advice from Local Government Victoria and the Chief Municipal Inspector (CMI). The CMI has raised concerns about integrity and transparency in […]
Continue ReadingAustralian councils are being challenged to do more locally to reduce emissions, rather than using international projects to offset carbon emissions. The Guardian reports on research that has found the majority of rainforest offset credits are likely “phantom credits” and do not represent genuine carbon reductions. At least fifteen councils across Australia are believed to […]
Continue ReadingYarra Ranges Shire Council has received additional state and commonwealth government funding to continue recovery efforts from a major storm in June 2021. $320K in funding will be used for the continuation of the Healing in our Gardens program, and to make grants of up to $25k available to community groups in storm-impacted areas for […]
Continue ReadingNorthern Beaches Council has said it will decline an offer to take planning authority responsibility for a development proposal at Lizard Rock in Belrose over concerns about the destruction of natural bushland. Mayor Michael Regan said the proposal from the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council does not demonstrate strategic or site-specific merit. The Council has […]
Continue ReadingThe City of Greater Geraldton council will next week vote on a recommendation to reduce the number of its councillors by a third after completing a representation review. The move follows advice from the local government minister of legislative reforms that will see the introduction of option preferential voting, and determination of councillor numbers based […]
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