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In this episode of the Roundup: Councillors in the news with resignations, candidacy announcements and conduct complaints; A council dismissed;CEO appointment news in three states; and a new President for Local Government NSW. Just some of what’s ahead on the Roundup, which is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, an independent governance organisation supporting […]

Local Government News Roundup host Chris Eddy was a guest on the breakfast show on ABC Radio Mildura/Swan Hill this morning. He spoke with James Findlay about the number of councils currently recruiting for a chief executive officer. There are four councils just in the northwest part of the state, and another four in Victoria, […]

Here are the stories that featured in the International Spotlight segment of the latest episode of the Local Government News Roundup – episode #79. Two government commissioners have been installed at Slough Borough Council, in south east England, following a review into the governance and finances of the council which found problems stretching back several […]

Here are the stories that featured in the National Roundup segment of the latest episode of the Local Government News Roundup – episode #79. Local government elections have been held across NSW this weekend, and some mayoral results are already clear. The 17 year reign of Clover Moore as Sydney’s Lord Mayor will continue, after […]

Here are the stories that featured in the Victorian Roundup segment of the latest episode of the Local Government News Roundup – episode #79. Brimbank City Council has appointed Fiona Blair as its next CEO. Ms Blair has a background in state and local government, most recently in a senior role with the Department of […]

In this episode of the Local Government News Roundup: Brimbank Council announces its new CEO; Victorians Council peak body concerned about a lack of consultation on planning reforms; Some early results coming through from this weekend’s local government elections in NSW; And a parliamentary committee calls for a commission of inquiry into Queensland’s Crime and […]

Here are the stories that featured in the Victorian Roundup segment of episode #76 of the Local Government News Roundup. Yarra City Council has selected Chris Leivers to be its Acting CEO when current CEO Vj Vaidyanath steps down next month. Mr Leivers is the council’s Director of City Works and Assets, and has nearly […]

Here are the stories that featured in the National Roundup segment of episode #76 of the Local Government News Roundup. The head of one of Tasmania’s largest government departments has secured the highly sought after CEO position at Gold Coast City Council. Various media outlets, including the ABC, have reported the appointment of Tim Baker […]