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Today on the Local Government News Roundup for Friday, 21 June 2024:
A councillor misconduct ruling leads to a three week suspensionVictorian conduct reforms become lawDismay on the border over a hospital project delayLiverpool’s sacked CEO launches Supreme Court actionProtestors ejected as tensions escalate on the Gold CoastA territory council dismissedA CEO becomes a GMA conduct matter dismissed in QueenslandAnd another large NZ council votes to leave the sector’s peak bodyPlus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond.
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Victorian sector reaction to proposed new housing targetsResistance to a CFMEU infiltration at Greater GeelongNew conduct reforms pass the upper house with amendmentsHornsby Shire considers legal action against the NSW governmentRenewed calls for Townsville’s mayor to step down about another social media outburstA Council GM appointed and a CEO resigns to head interstatePlus the first-ever directly elected mayor of Limerick, protests over budget cuts in Birmingham, and Canada’s longest election ballot paper everPlus more of the latest news from around the world of local government.
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On the Local Government News Roundup for Monday 17th June 2024:
New housing targets revealed for Victorian councilsA radical proposal to transfer parts of the City of Melbourne to neighbouring municipalitiesA privacy breach at a Melbourne councilThe 2024 community satisfaction survey results releasedThe Sydney council counting dog poopsA council says NO to a nuclear power plantA Perth council rejects a boundary change proposalAnd the UK council accused of gender pay discriminationSupport the Show.
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Merri-bek Council agrees to explore higher rates for landlords to fund a reduction for other ratepayersPowercor refuses a Ballarat Council request to meet over a controversial substation projectTwo Capital city mayors champion major reforms to short stay accommodation rulesA Queensland deputy mayor refers herself to the state’s integrity agencyA major regional council investigates a potential data breach after personal information was exposed onlineand a council employee’s 17 year embezzlement schemeand more news from around the world of local government in Australia and beyond.
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Local government leaders among those recognised with King’s Birthday HonoursIndustrial action to be stepped in Ballarat as a pay dispute drags onHornsby Shire’s Mayor and councillors furious over a state government demand to pay back $36MThe new Isaac Regional Council CEO announcedA former Council executive sentenced to prison for fraud and misconduct in public officeTourist attractions in limbo in South Australia as a Council reviews their operationand more of the council related stories in the news this week just ahead on the Local Government News Roundup.
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:
A change of Chair announced for Moira Shire’s panel of administratorsThe media spotlight falls on a record number of government interventions at Victorian councilsA Sydney council ordered to hand back $36M to the state governmentMore local government leaders announce retirement ahead of electionsThe City of Newcastle letter-writing scandal re-ignitedNew speaking rules at Brisbane City Council draw criticismA South Australian Council announces its new CEOAnd a warning that UK councils face a £6.2B funding gap in the next two yearsPlus Wangaratta council CEO Brendan McGrath on the value of conducting an organisational health check
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On the Local Government News Roundup for Friday, 7th June 2024:
Brimbank Councillors on notice from the Local Government Minister about conduct standardsA Melbourne Council bringing back ChristmasA reprieve for Port Phillip’s private kerbside EV charger trialConcerns of a ‘cancer cluster’ at a Sydney council buildingTownsville’s mayor a no-show at a meeting calling for his removalAnother mayor reportedly been referred to an integrity agencyA WA council loses its 4th CEO in four yearsAnd the council election in a town with 46 residents, and 30 candidates.Support the Show.
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup for Wednesday 5th June 2024:
A Gippsland councillor suspended after a finding of serious misconductStrathbogie Shire mourns the tragic loss of a committee member and former councillorA coffee van decision prompts calls for Queenscliffe council to be replacedA no-confidence motion looms for Townsville’s mayor in the face of more calls to resignA move to rescind the termination of Liverpool council’s CEOThe UK council adding a sexual favours rule to its code of conductAnd a New Zealand city urged to support a bid for a team in the NRLSupport the Show.
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Unruly councillors on notice at a Melbourne councilFrustrating and disappointing council decisions under scrutinyMore councils take a stand on inappropriate behaviour towards councillors and staffA former peak body CEO puts his hand up for council electionsTownsville’s mayor resisting calls for his resignationA councillor resigns amid claims of a dysfunctional environmentand the councillor who refuses to abide by rulings on nine conduct breaches in eight monthsSupport the Show.
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On the 31st May 2024 edition:
Industrial action set to escalate in BallaratWard boundary changes confirmed for ten Victorian councilsLiverpool Council votes to terminate the employment of its CEOKiama Council facing a massive legal bill after a Supreme Court lossNew housing targets for NSW councils cautiously welcomedA controversial interim CEO appointment at Cairns Regional CouncilIndustrial action looms for councils across ScotlandThe mayor of a US city defies a unanimous resolution calling for his resignationSupport the Show.
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29th May 2024 headlines:
Fears of a hostile union takeover of blue collar local government workers in VictoriaGeelong’s new 24/7 cat curfew overturnedA rural council’s stark financial situation revealed in its new draft budgetA NSW council releases correspondence into a troubled resource recovery facility project;and claims of a culture of workplace bullying at anotherClover Moore seeks an historic sixth term as Sydney Lord MayorThe passing of Tasmania’s longest-serving mayorand a new Queensland Mayor referred to the Crime and Corruption CommissionPlus more local government news from around Australia and overseas.
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The latest from the Local Government News Roundup, including:
The Victorian Government’s housing statement deemed irrelevant by VCATA deputy mayor ordered to apologise for a second time by an arbiterThe Victorian council reported to be reconsidering its MAV membershipKiama gets an updated performance improvement order from the governmentA popular festival cancelled for lack of fundingAnother Queensland Council CEO’s future in questionA UK mayor loses a high court challenge against the governmentAnd much more news in Australia's no.1 podcast for local government news.
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In this edition of Roundup Unfiltered, Chris Eddy is joined by two advocates for gender equality in the sector - both at the elected level and in senior roles at councils around the country.
Ruth McGowan OAM literally wrote the book on getting elected to local, state and federal politics, and runs her own business training candidates and coaching councillors.
Kerry Wilson is an experienced public servant and co-founder of the Put Her Name On It movement, which is working to ensure that women have an equal place in public place-naming and commemoration.
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Work commences on Melbourne’s transformational Greenline ProjectA Melbourne council calls on the government to step up its maintenance and graffiti removal worksA youth hub facility to be demolished due to structural defectsThe trial that may have us walking on coffee groundsThe cost of a Bayside Council demerger revealedA NSW Council debating the merits of a rate freezeThe launch of a unique global event tackling toxicity and incivility in public lifeAnd another UK council sounds warning bells about its financePlus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond.
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:
The latest Melbourne council to call for more funding to maintain state-owned roadsStrathbogie appoints an interim CEOWodonga’s mayor gets a meeting with the Health Minister to discuss hospital concernsA city farewells a popular leaderVoters off to the polls again at two Tasmania councilsSunshine Coast Council’s CEO is the next to leave in QueenslandThe Jeremy Clarkson- inspired change to planning laws in England;and the sector set to come together to prepare for the adoption of AI technologyPlus much more news from across the world of local government.
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
A mayor accuses Melbourne Airport of a conflict of interest A new CEO appointed at Glenelg ShireNew candidates unveiled for council elections in GeelongRegional mayors welcome the suspension of the New England Weeds AuthorityA NSW Council criticised for excessive development approval wait timesAn Ombudsman investigation into Hobart City Council and its Lord MayorA WA Mayor apologises after accusations of offensive conductA UK Council reports nearly £3M in losses to fraud and human error in one yearand the humble apostrophe gets a reprieveSupport the Show.
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Ali Wastie took on the role of CEO at the City of Greater Geelong in August of 2023 after a period of turmoil at the council that saw the appointment of municipal monitors; questions about the process to recruit a new CEO raised by MPs in Parliament; and concerns raised publicly about the Council’s financial sustainability.Ali joins Chris Eddy on Roundup Unfiltered to talk about her approach to meeting the challenges at Victoria’s largest provincial city with one of the biggest workforces in the sector.
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On the Roundup for 17th May 2024:
The Federal Budget fails to provide promised fair increases in funding to local governmentCouncils on the frontline of the housing crisisRumours of a Disneyland theme park for Werribee are short-livedThe fate of a complaint to the Press Council about an offensive newspaper cartoonA controversial library book ban overturned after a fiery, extended council meetingBlacktown elects a new mayor after the passing of Tony BleasdaleAn election-related complaint lodged against Toowoomba CouncilImpatient vandals knock down a statue on the eve of a tribunal rulingA major world city the latest to be hit by a cyber security incidentAnd a name change triggers a dispute between two San Fransisco area airportsand much more news from across the world of local government.
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
A Gippsland councillor questioned by PoliceMelbourne City achieves its first surplus in five yearsBayside Council concerned over Suburban Rail Loop planning changesCumberland’s controversial book ban to be reconsideredIPART rules on NSW Council special rate variationsA multimillion-dollar fraud investigation underway at Gold Coast City CouncilThe Queensland Council CEO exodus continuesA South Australian council’s legal fees under the microscopeA cybersecurity incident shuts down Wichita city computer systemsSupport the Show.
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:
The City of Melbourne scraps a $1.5B project, and rejects a major redevelopment near Marvel StadiumHume City Council to foot a half million dollar pool repair bill after an insurance claim is rejectedA plan to remove offensive graffiti within one hour under consideration in SydneySydney councils under fire over a legal challenge, waste charges and sinkhole managementA capital city mayor publicly criticises a decision of her own councilThe Queensland council criticised for locking the homeless out of public toiletsand a Canadian community left without local leadership after a mass resignation of councillorsSupport the Show.
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