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Thomas 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.
Continue ReadingCardinia Shire Mayor Tammy Radford has expressed disappointment in a federal government decision to withdraw more than $100M in local roads funding. The Council has received official confirmation that $109M in committed funding for the Sealing the Hills roads program has been discontinued and withdrawn. Mayor Radford says design, environmental investigations and community consultation had […]
Continue ReadingMelissa Cadwell has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Greater Geelong City Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Sarah Mansfield, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament late last year.
Continue ReadingJustine Farrugia has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Melton City Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Moira Deeming, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament late last year.
Continue ReadingThe Victorian Local Governance Association says recent calls in the media to cancel local councils is not a thing to wish for. The VLGA says the survey referenced in a recent Herald Sun article was based on a mere .00027% of the eligible Victorian voting population, and cannot be considered evidence to support the newspaper’s […]
Continue ReadingCampaspe Shire Council has welcomed a positive outcome on an advocacy priority of more than a decade, with the announcement of federal government funding for urgent upgrade works at the Echuca aerodrome. $2.35M will be added to $2.45M from the council to ensure the aerodrome meets industry standards, and provides for the continuation of vital […]
Continue ReadingThe final report from the municipal monitor to Sth Gippsland Shire Council has been released, and the council has received a highly positive report card. Prue Digby was appointed in November 2021 to support the transition back to elected councillors, encourage good governance and help prevent a recurrence of the behaviours that led to the […]
Continue ReadingThe review of electoral structures in 12 Victorian rural shires will commence next week. The Victorian Electoral Commission today announced the schedule for the reviews which split the 12 councils into three groups. Independent electoral representation advisory panels will conduct the reviews, with the process to include public information sessions and a public submission period. […]
Continue ReadingTosh-Jake Finnigan has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Colac Otway Shire Council. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Joe McCracken, who was elected to the Victorian Parliament in December. Six unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 election contested the countback. One remaining candidate is no longer eligible […]
Continue ReadingJoe Gianriddo has won a computer countback conducted this morning to fill a vacancy on Stonnington City Council in East Ward. The vacancy arose due to the resignation of Alexander Lew in December. Nine unsuccessful candidates from the 2020 election contested the countback. One candidate who is no longer eligible for election was excluded from […]
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