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Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Listen now: Victoria An independent arbiter has found Ballarat City Councillor Damon Saunders engaged in misconduct, after he publicly disclosed Cr Tracy Hargreaves’ mayoral nomination during a live radio interview last November. The finding, tabled at the Council’s meeting last week and published to the Council’s website, saw […]
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Continue ReadingOn the latest edition of the Local Government News Roundup: All of that and more on Australia’s number one local government podcast. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, with support from Symphony 3. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform, or by clicking here. […]
Continue ReadingAn independent arbiter has ordered the suspension of Knox City Councillor Peter Lockwood following a series of conduct breaches involving social media vitriol and disruptive behaviour during council meetings. The decision by Arbiter Jo-Anne Mazzeo follows a formal internal arbitration process triggered by multiple fellow councillors. The arbitration centered on two combined applications alleging that […]
Continue ReadingAn internal arbitration process has resulted in a one-month suspension for Merri-bek City Councillor Jay Iwasaki following a series of emails directed at fellow Councillor Oscar Yildiz. The dispute centres on three emails sent by Cr Iwasaki in June 2025 regarding a proposal to resurface a gravel car park at De Chene Reserve, in East […]
Continue ReadingOn the latest edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Also today – why are an increasing number of local governments funding GPs? On Roundup Extra, Robert Hicks from Curtin Medical School reveals that WA councils are now spending millions to fill a ‘market failure’ in medical services – and its a growing crisis across […]
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