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Intro/Headlines Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Plus more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Listen to this episode now: Victoria Municipal Monitors at Kingston City Council won’t be moving out just yet. John Tanner and John Watson, appointed last year to observe the council’s governance, have been given another last-minute extension […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: Plus — a Whittlesea councillor who took an idea all the way from Melbourne’s growth corridor to a TEDx stage in Houston, Texas. Listen to this episode now: Victoria Hepburn Shire Council CEO Bradley Thomas has resigned, effective 21 August. Mr Thomas has been with the council since […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Listen to this episode now: Victoria The City of Stonnington has backed Bayside City Council’s Supreme Court action over the Victorian Government’s Activity Centres Program. Stonnington Mayor Melina Sehr criticised the lack of community consultation, noting fifteen of […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: and more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Listen now: Victoria The Victorian Government’s announcement that it is bypassing the City of Greater Geelong on four housing precincts has drawn a pointed rebuttal from the council. The state this week accused Greater Geelong of failing to […]
Continue ReadingDate: 25 June 2026 Tablelands Regional Council Mayor Rod Marti has tendered his resignation on health grounds, effective close of business Monday 29 June 2026. Mayor Marti was admitted to Atherton Hospital’s emergency department on 20 May 2026 after experiencing a severe headache, and was subsequently transported to Townsville University Hospital for urgent treatment. Following […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: And much more local government news from around Australia. Listen to this episode now. Victoria Wyndham City councillor Josh Gilligan has been suspended for the second time in four months after an independent arbiter found he misrepresented the council’s position on the proposed redevelopment of RAAF Base Point […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: Listen to this episode now: Victoria Bayside City Council is taking its fight for transparency over new planning rules to the Supreme Court. The council is seeking to compel Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny to hand over ministerial briefs and advice used to approve a controversial planning amendment affecting […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: Listen to this episode now: Victorian Report Melton City Councillor Ashleigh Vandenberg has been suspended for two months, following an independent arbiter’s report into misconduct. The finding, which was tabled at last night’s council meeting, follows a complaint lodged by eight of her fellow councillors. The Age reported […]
Continue ReadingToday on the Local Government News Roundup: Listen to this episode: Victorian Report The Victorian Government’s new legislation aimed at strengthening council governance has drawn sharp criticism for failing to crack down on political donations. The bill follows years of integrity warnings, most notably from the anti-corruption watchdog’s Operation Sandon report into the Casey Council […]
Continue ReadingDate: 20th June 2026 Cairns Regional Council Mayor Amy Eden has been found to have committed misconduct on two separate occasions, after the Queensland Councillor Conduct Tribunal ruled she released confidential council information to a journalist while serving as a first-term councillor in 2023. In a decision published this week, Independent Assessor v Eden [2026] […]
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