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On your weekend update from the Local Government News Roundup: More of the reaction from around the Victorian sector after the release of the state budget; The first Victorian Council to be designated an ECO destination; Greater Geelong’s budget deficit numbers questioned; A NSW council reports itself to the integrity agencies; A major restructure revealed […]
Continue ReadingThe new general manager of Maitland City has been announced. Jeff Smith will make the move from Northern Beaches, where he is currently director of corporate and legal. He has previously held senior roles at Port Stephens and Randwick councils. His five year term will commence on the 3rd July. Maitland City Council
Continue ReadingThere’s a new episode out today from the Local Government News Roundup. Featured stories include: Local government winners and losers from the Victorian State Budget; More councils opt to move away from January 26 events; The Federal Local Government Minister visits Victoria; A new Lord Mayor at the City of Parramatta; The council meeting interrupted […]
Continue ReadingBellingen Shire Council has appointed a new General Manager. Mark Griffieon, currently acting GM, is a former CEO of West Arnhem Shire Council and has 27 years local government experience across New South Wales, Queensland, the Northern Territory and New Zealand. His five year term will commence on 4th July. Former GM Liz Jeremy resigned […]
Continue ReadingCr Sameer Pandey has been elected the new Lord Mayor of Parramatta for the remainder of the current term, which expires in September. The election was required after Cr Donna Davis was elected to state parliament earlier this year. While Cr Davis has relinquished the lord mayoralty, she will continue as a councillor until elections […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: A call for legislative intervention to deal with council meeting disruptors; A reprieve for libraries in Greater Geelong that were under threat of closure; Councillor resignations in Victoria and New South Wales; Councils band together for help with flood recovery support; And a regional airline cancels a key […]
Continue ReadingNew from the Roundup today: Strathbogie Shire to get its second municipal monitor inside 12 months; A plan to close libraries in Greater Geelong attracts criticism and a warning; More councils face pressure over planned IDAHOBIT Day events; New mayors appointed in NSW and Tasmania, and a Queensland council appoints its first ever female CEO; […]
Continue ReadingAt Northern Beaches Council, where former mayor Michael Regan resigned after 15 years having been elected to State Parliament, councillors have elected a new mayor tonight. The Manly Observer reported that it was a narrow vote of 8 to 7, in which Sue Heins was elected as the first female mayor of the council. Cr […]
Continue ReadingTwo mayors, one in New South Wales and another in Tasmania, have resigned their positions in the past week. At Camden Council in NSW, Cr Ashleigh Cagney has been elected to serve out the four remaining months of the current term following the resignation of Therese Fedeli after four years in the role. In a […]
Continue ReadingIn episode 220 of the Roundup, The Wodonga municipal monitor report attracts criticism; As does Greater Geelong’s organisation restructure; A call for state government help to deal with council meeting disruptors; Public toilets become a divisive topic; A new mayor for Canterbury Bankstown, and a new GM for Moree Plains; A major milestone in WA; […]
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