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City 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 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 […]
Continue ReadingOn 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 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 ReadingSome of the latest stories making news news in local government circles this week… Two South Australian councils have made CEO appointment announcements in recent days. At Adelaide Hills, the Mayor Dr Jan-Claire Wisdom announced that Greg Georgopoulis was its choice to replace Andrew Aitkin who stepped down last year after ten years in the […]
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 ReadingThere’s a new councillor at Baw Baw Shire Council, after the sudden resignation last month of former mayor Joe Gauci. Farhat Firdous was the only eligible candidate remaining from the 2020 election and has been declared elected by the Victorian Electoral Commission. Ms Firdous will serve the remainder of the current Council term until late […]
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 ReadingStrathbogie Shire will have another municipal monitor in place, less than 12 months since the conclusion of the last monitor’s term. Local Government Minister, Melissa Horne, has appointed Peter Stephenson for a 3 month term in response to concerns around governance and the health and safety of councillors and staff. The monitor will examine why […]
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