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The State Government has appointed the panel of administrators charged with leading Moira Shire Council back to good governance. The council was dismissed in March and replaced with an interim administrator, John Tanner AM. Mr Tanner will continue as the Chair of the panel of Administrators, and will be joined by former member for Shepparton, […]
Continue ReadingConsideration of a decision to remove two councillors from the Salisbury City Council in South Australia due to absenteeism has been deferred to next week. The deferral follows a request from legal representatives of the two councillors, Severina Burner and Grace Bawden, to allow a submission to be made to the Council by close of […]
Continue ReadingCurrent Local Government NSW CEO Scott Phillips has been announced as the new CEO of Northern Beaches Council. Mr Phillips will will commence a five year term at the council from 24th July. The former GM at Hornsby and Sutherland Councils has three decades experience in local and state government, has been at the helm […]
Continue ReadingIn a new episode of the Local Government News Roundup, Greater Geelong councillors front up to library campaigners, but hold firm on proposed budget cuts, while a call comes for the Bellarine to breakaway from the council; Campaigners claim victory as Warrnambool changes course on the location for a new art gallery; More goats put […]
Continue ReadingOn the latest episode from the Roundup, The new CEO of the MAV announced, while the City of Hobart CEO resigns – and that’s no coincidence; Hateful behaviour condemned as another Rainbow event is postponed; The government says no to resident requests for a monitor at a rural city; A call for a long overdue […]
Continue ReadingThe former mayor of Bathurst, Robert “Bobby” Bourke has been found guilty of misconduct in public office over his role in an attempt to blackmail a fellow councillor through an anonymous letter. The letter threatened to reveal mental health issues if the councillor, Jacqui Rudge, didn’t resign from council. ABC News reports that the jury […]
Continue ReadingCity of Hobart CEO Kelly Grigsby has been announced as the new chief executive of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Ms Grigsby is the former CEO of the City of Wyndham and returns to Victoria to lead the state’s peak body for councils. She will commence a 5 year term in July. MAV announcement The […]
Continue ReadingA South Australian council has made a move to have two of its elected members removed after months of controversy, according to a report from the Adelaide Advertiser. City of Salisbury councillors Severina Burner and Grace Bawden were both found to have breached behavioural standards earlier this year, but neither have complied with directions to […]
Continue ReadingHeading today’s update: Melbourne ends a sister city relationship in response to the war in Ukraine; A Greater Geelong councillor steps down; Council staff walk off the job in Melton; NSW Councils criticised in Parliament by the local government minister; Scenarios for possible council amalgamations released in Tasmania; And much more ahead in the latest […]
Continue ReadingGreater Geelong Councillor and former deputy mayor Kylie Gryzbek has announced her resignation, to take effect at the end of the week. Cr Gryzbek has been on the council for six years, representing the Windermere ward in the northern suburbs of the city, and served for 2 years on the board of the MAV. In […]
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