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On the latest summer update from the Local Government News Roundup:The final monitor’s report for South Gippsland Shire Council; A rural mayor ordered to apologise after “highly personal” comments;Disappointment at the withdrawal of over $100M in local roads funding;The VLGA says cancelling councils is “not a thing to wish for”;plus countback results, a mosquito warning and […]
Continue ReadingThe Mayor of Glenelg Shire has been ordered to apologise for comments made on social media, after an arbiter found it constituted misconduct. A complaint lodged by Cr Gilbert Wilson last year, when Cr Scott Martin was deputy mayor, claimed he had been treated without “dignity, fairness or objectivity”. Arbiter Louise Hill said a statement […]
Continue ReadingThomas O’Reilly has been elected to Brimbank City Council in a countback procedure held on Monday morning. The extraordinary vacancy was created by the resignation of Trung Luu who was elected to the Victorian Parliament late last year.
Continue ReadingCardinia Shire Mayor Tammy Radford has expressed disappointment in a federal government decision to withdraw more than $100M in local roads funding. The Council has received official confirmation that $109M in committed funding for the Sealing the Hills roads program has been discontinued and withdrawn. Mayor Radford says design, environmental investigations and community consultation had […]
Continue ReadingHobart City Council has this week voted to no longer citizenship ceremonies on 26th January, starting from next year. The Hobart Mercury reports ($) that the decision was contested, with six members voting for, four opposed and one abstention. While the decision was welcomed by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, one of the opposing aldermen described […]
Continue ReadingMelissa Cadwell has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Greater Geelong City Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Sarah Mansfield, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament late last year.
Continue ReadingJustine Farrugia has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Melton City Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Moira Deeming, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament late last year.
Continue ReadingThe Victorian Local Governance Association says recent calls in the media to cancel local councils is not a thing to wish for. The VLGA says the survey referenced in a recent Herald Sun article was based on a mere .00027% of the eligible Victorian voting population, and cannot be considered evidence to support the newspaper’s […]
Continue ReadingA South Australian council is again calling on the state government to shift the timing of local government elections. The City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters is looking for sector support for a push to move the elections so they are not held in the same year as a state government election. Mayor Robert […]
Continue ReadingMurray River Council is urging its local community to take protective measures after Murray Valley encephalitis was detected in routine mosquito trapping. The council’s arbovirus surveillance program tests mosquito populations in the region for a range of diseases, especially since recent flooding has led to an increase in mosquito numbers. People in the area are […]
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