Category: News

Coming up on the Local Government News Roundup for 12th January 2022:  Greater Dandenong’s CEO responds to the outcome of a Victoria Police investigation; a staggering response to an arts grants program in the City of Melbourne; an incoming Councillor alleges financial mismanagement at a NSW council; and have some of the latest NSW mayoral […]

Welcome to a brand new season of the Local Government News Roundup, bringing you news and views from the local government sector in Victoria and around the country. In this bulletin:The rate cap set for Victoria for 2022/23;The sudden departure of a regional CEO;A big lift in gender balance at NSW Councils, and mayoral election […]

From the Local Government News Roundup, Chris Eddy has some of the latest developments from the sector around Australia – brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association. NSW set to have a new Local Government Minister; Noosa Council appoints its next CEO; the release of a discussion paper for Victoria’s Local Government Culture […]

Breaking news from the Local Government News Roundup over summer, brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association. Today, Moira Shire countback result; Southern Grampians appoints a new CEO; research quantifies the cost of rate capping in Victoria; North Burnett announces interim CEO; Ipswich to remove a former mayor’s name from city locations; and […]

On the Local Government News Roundup for 15th December 2021, Melton appoints its new CEO; Yarra’s municipal monitor announced; Moreland’s name change is proceeding; a variable rate cap announced for New South Wales; Queensland’s $2.1B waste package. And lots more local government news, brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, an independent governance […]

On a new Local Government News Roundup today… Council name changes progressing in Victoria and Queensland; a new CEO appointed to the Latrobe Valley Authority; a Council decides to publish details of its CEO’s salary package; a Tasmanian council loses 3 councillors in two weeks, including its mayor; and more NSW council election results becoming […]

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 […]