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On the latest summer update from the Roundup:Two monitors to be appointed to oversee Greater Geelong’s CEO hiring process;Corangamite Shire appoints an interim CEO;Another countback for Colac Otway Shire due to a councillor resignation;a former Council CEO posthumously awarded an Order of Australia Medal; and more of this week’s local government happenings from around the country. […]
Continue ReadingA Merri-bek Council 26th January event was targeted by protestors, described by its mayor as ‘racist extremists’. The council’s mourning ceremony on Thursday morning was attended by around 70 members before a disruption by the protest group. Mayor Angelica Panopoulos said the ceremony honouring the First Nations community continued, and that the city’s resolve to […]
Continue ReadingColac Otway Shire Council will have its second countback for the year, after Cr Jamie Bell resigned this week to focus on work commitments outside the shire. Mr Bell was elected in 2020. Mayor Chris Potter thanked him for his contribution, and said it was understood that his work commitments have grown to the point […]
Continue ReadingFormer Victorian council CEO David Turnbull has been posthumously awarded an Order of Australia Medal for service to local government. David left a strong legacy in the sector over 40 years, including 21 years as CEO and director at the City of Whittlesea, and four years as CEO at Mitchell Shire Council before his death […]
Continue ReadingFormer Southern Grampians CEO Michael Tudball is returning to the sector as interim CEO at Corangamite Shire. The council last night appointed Mr Tudball to lead the council until a permanent CEO is selected. Since leaving Southern Grampians in 2021, Mr Tudball has been a regional director with Regional Roads Victoria. He takes up the […]
Continue ReadingVictoria’s Minister for Local Government will install two municipal monitors to assist the City of Greater Geelong in hiring its new Chief Executive Officer. Melissa Horne has this morning announced the move after taking advice from Local Government Victoria and the Chief Municipal Inspector (CMI). The CMI has raised concerns about integrity and transparency in […]
Continue ReadingAustralian councils are being challenged to do more locally to reduce emissions, rather than using international projects to offset carbon emissions. The Guardian reports on research that has found the majority of rainforest offset credits are likely “phantom credits” and do not represent genuine carbon reductions. At least fifteen councils across Australia are believed to […]
Continue ReadingYarra Ranges Shire Council has received additional state and commonwealth government funding to continue recovery efforts from a major storm in June 2021. $320K in funding will be used for the continuation of the Healing in our Gardens program, and to make grants of up to $25k available to community groups in storm-impacted areas for […]
Continue ReadingThe Mayor of Glenelg Shire has been ordered to apologise for comments made on social media, after an arbiter found it constituted misconduct. A complaint lodged by Cr Gilbert Wilson last year, when Cr Scott Martin was deputy mayor, claimed he had been treated without “dignity, fairness or objectivity”. Arbiter Louise Hill said a statement […]
Continue ReadingThomas O’Reilly has been elected to Brimbank City Council in a countback procedure held on Monday morning. The extraordinary vacancy was created by the resignation of Trung Luu who was elected to the Victorian Parliament late last year.
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