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Coming up today on the podcast: plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, with support from Symphony 3, and Rath Engineering Development. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform, or by clicking here. Transcript for […]
Continue ReadingComing up today on the Local Government News Roundup: plus much more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, with support from Symphony 3, and Rath Engineering Development. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform, or by […]
Continue ReadingOn the Wednesday, 22nd April edition of the Local Government News Roundup: plus much more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, with support from Symphony 3, and Rath Engineering Development. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast […]
Continue ReadingThe Shire of Derby/West Kimberley has confirmed a shake-up of its elected members following a decision by the Court of Disputed Returns. The ruling stems from an invalidity complaint lodged by the Western Australian Electoral Commission regarding the 2025 local government elections. While the Shire noted the initial results were marred by “eligibility matters,” the […]
Continue ReadingWestern Australia’s Local Government Inspector,Tony Brown, has extended the appointment of the monitor at the City of Perth by two months. The extension, confirmed this week, ensures that Carol Adams OAM will remain in the role until July 19, 2026. Ms. Adams was initially appointed on January 19, 2026, for a three-month period following reports […]
Continue ReadingIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Plus the Roundup Flashback machine takes us back 12 months to see what was making news this time last year plus much more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, […]
Continue ReadingOn your Friday 17 April edition of the Local Government News Roundup: plus much more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, with support from Symphony 3, and Rath Engineering Development. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast […]
Continue ReadingThe City of Joondalup in Western Australia has announced the appointment of Craig Lloyd as its new Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive national recruitment process. Mr. Lloyd, who has served as the CEO of the City of Whittlesea in Victoria since 2020, will succeed James Pearson, who has departed the council after a four-year […]
Continue ReadingOn the midweek edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Plus much more news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, with support from Symphony 3, and Rath Engineering Development. Listen to this episode on your preferred podcast platform, or by clicking […]
Continue ReadingRockingham City Councillor Craig Buchanan says he’ll resign from the council at the end of April … after six years on council. Cr Buchanan says the decision has not come lightly, and he is willing to bring it forward if the mayor, council and administration prefer. He says he cannot go into the full reasons, […]
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