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Casey City Council has elected Cr Michelle Crowther as its new mayor. Cr Crowther steps up from the position of deputy mayor, following Cr Stefan Koomen’s decision to resign the mayoralty to focus on his campaign for election to State Parliament. Cr Crowther will serve out the current mayoral term, which expires in mid-November. Her […]
Continue ReadingDate: 18th August 2026 Central Highlands Regional Council has appointed Jason Hoolihan as its new permanent Chief Executive Officer, following an independent, nationwide recruitment process that drew more than 70 applications. Mr Hoolihan was one of three shortlisted candidates interviewed by the Mayor and councillors after the first round of interviews. He has lived in […]
Continue ReadingDate: 18th August 2026 Western Downs Regional Council has appointed Joshua Hannan as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a national recruitment process. Mr Hannan is currently Deputy Director-General, Local Government within the Queensland Government, and was appointed Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers in 2025. Before that, he spent […]
Continue ReadingSponsored Content LG Innovate 2026, Australia’s national summit on artificial intelligence in local government, will be held at Melbourne Town Hall on 2 and 3 September. Now in its third year, the summit is hosted by Davidson in partnership with AWS, with support from TechOne and the City of Melbourne. Davidson senior partner Vanessa Huxley […]
Continue ReadingOn the Monday 17th August edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup […]
Continue ReadingDate: 16th August New South Wales has become the first Australian jurisdiction to require shared e-bike operators to obtain government and council approval before deploying devices, under new laws described by the state government as a national first. Under the previous arrangements, shared scheme operators could deploy e-bikes without approval. From 14th August 2026, operators […]
Continue ReadingDate: 16th August Barunga West Council Chief Executive Officer Mark McDonald has tendered his resignation, effective Wednesday 12 August 2026, after just five months in the role. Mr McDonald began as CEO on 10 March 2026, following a period of interim leadership by Manager Corporate Services Tamara Harrison. His appointment marked the council’s first permanent […]
Continue ReadingDate: 14 August 2026 Nikki Kaur has taken the oath of office as Kingston City Council‘s newest Melaleuca Ward councillor, after being declared elected in a by-election now under scrutiny by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). Election Manager Rod Van Cooten declared Cr Kaur elected at 10am on Friday 14 August. But the VEC says […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: plus more local government news from around Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets […]
Continue ReadingDate: 13th August 2026 Murrindindi Shire Council has confirmed the resignation of Kinglake Ward Councillor Jodi Adams, effective 12 August 2026. Cr Adams was elected to represent Kinglake Ward in October 2024 and held Council’s Community Wellbeing portfolio during her term. She had been on personal leave from her councillor duties prior to the resignation. […]
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