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The State Government has appointed John Tanner AM as the Interim Administrator to lead Moira Shire Council for three months. Mr Tanner was a member of the Commission of Inquiry which reported its findings to the Local Government Minister, leading to the dismissal of the council this week. Following the initial three month period, a […]
Continue ReadingOn the Local Government News Roundup today, the sector reacts to the dismissal of Moira Shire Council; a legal threat to the practice of prayers at council meeting; a councillor condemned for offensive social media posts; and a new cost model applied to a financial advice scheme for South Australian councils. The Local Government News […]
Continue ReadingLocal Government Minister Melissa Horne says an “extraordinary sequence of events” led to the decision to sack Moira Shire Council – a decision she says the government did not take lightly. The minister’s comments have been reported today by the ABC. The President of Victoria’s peak body for councils, the MAV, Cr David Clark, said […]
Continue ReadingVictoria’s Local Government Minister, Melissa Horne, has today moved to sack Moira Shire Council following receipt of a report from a government appointed Commission of Inquiry. The minister introduced legislation to the Parliament seeking to remove the Council for at least five years, until local government elections scheduled for October 2028. Ms Horne said the […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup, the new MAV board announced; support for Wodonga’s campaign for a greenfield hospital; the strong recovery of CBD worker activity continues; the council advocating for stronger controls on e-cigarettes; a Queensland councillor under scrutiny for offensive social media activity; the NSW election candidate who wants to remain mayor even if elected to state parliament; a […]
Continue ReadingA new integrity and accountability framework for NSW councils is being developed, with the aim of ensuring the highest standard of conduct from elected officials. Local Government Minister Wendy Tuckerman said the changes follow an independent review of the existing accountability framework, which proposed the establishment of independent conduct review panels. There will also be […]
Continue ReadingOn the Local Government News Roundup today, Councils take off to the Avalon International Air Show; councillor conduct under review at a number of Victorian councils, while a peak body calls for tougher penalties; concerns about Geelong’s capacity to meet its Commonwealth Games funding needs; ICAC to investigate allegations of corruption by a former council […]
Continue ReadingVictoria’s peak body for council employees, LGPro, has called for changes to the standards of conduct for councillors to deal with behaviour that it says is leading to an unacceptable staff distress and turnover of Council CEOs. LGPro has put a case for legislative reform to Local Government Minister Melissa Horne in a submission that […]
Continue ReadingLatrobe City Council has announced a new partnership with Swinburne University of Technology exploring the establishment of advanced air mobility at the Latrobe Aerospace Technology Precinct. The council used this week’s Avalon Air Show as the backdrop for the announcement, where it is promoting the technology precinct as an investment opportunity for aerospace and defence […]
Continue ReadingTasmania’s Integrity Commission has called for the development of a model recruitment policy to address perceptions of nepotism and cronyism in the state’s local government sector. In a report tabled in the Tasmanian Parliament today, the commission has also recommended the reintroduction of obligations on councils to appoint employees based on merit. A similar provision […]
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