Category: News

The Victorian local government areas Bass Coast, Greater Bendigo, Pyrenees, Warrnambool, Buloke and East Gippsland will be the first invited to participate in new vaccinated economy trials announced by the State Government. Those are the council areas flagged by the government due to their high vaccination rates, and having low or no COVID-19 cases. More […]

On the Roundup today… new household waste disposal contracts secured for 30 Melbourne councils; the city of Melbourne set to turn inside out; sector reform discussions to commence in Tasmania; a report released revealing the reasons for a Council CEO’s sacking; and lots of councillor and senior executive news to roundup. Just some of what’s […]

Tasmania’s Local Government Minister, Roger Jaensch has announced that the government will engage directly with the local government sector, local communities, and users of local government services to pursue structural reform of the state’s #localgovernment sector. This follows unsuccessful negotiations to obtain cross-party support for recommendations made earlier this year in the Premier’s Economic and […]

On a new Roundup Extra, Chris Eddy speaks with the Mayor of Maribyrnong City Council, Cr Michael Clarke, about a controversial proposal to explore the production of medicinal cannabis as an alternative revenue stream to rates. Link:Maribyrnong City Council – Medicinal Cannabis Survey

Kingston City Council has appointed experienced local government executive Peter Bean as its new Chief Executive Officer, commencing 1st November. Mr Bean has been General Manager Corporate Services at Melton City Council for the past 11 years. He will take over from Tim Tamlin, who has been Interim CEO at Kingston since March this year, […]

The Victorian State Government has made two announcements this week relating the appointment of municipal monitors in the state. Janet Dore has been appointed as monitor at Strathbogie Shire to help improve governance practices and to help Councillors understand their roles and responsibilities under the Local Government Act. More here. A monitor will be appointed […]

As heard on the Roundup (episode 52): The State Government has purchased a former Victoria University site in Maidstone, with plans to use it for a state of the art tram maintenance and stabling facility for 100 new Next Generation Trams. Maribyrnong City Council has welcomed the purchase. Read more here. Melton City Council CEO […]

Perhaps more so than ever before, the culture of the local government sector across the country is under the microscope.  With Council elections coming up in two states before the end of this year, and a wide ranging cultural review under way in Victoria, the Roundup takes a closer look at efforts to draw a […]

Victoria’s Local Government Minister, Shaun Leane, has announced he is taking four weeks leave to deal with the effect of radiation treatment for skin cancers. Minister Leane issued a statement yesterday, saying he has been receiving radiation therapy for a number of skin cancers on his shoulders and chest. He said the prognosis for recovery […]

Some news briefs from the latest episode of the Local Government News Roundup: The Victorian Government has announced a preferred site for a new community hospital in the City of Whittlesea. A block of land on Plenty Road, Mernda close to the Mernda Train Station and accessible to the future Mernda town centre will be […]