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Suspended, cleared, nominated and investigated - #551
Local Government News Roundup
Local Government News Roundup
Suspended, cleared, nominated and investigated - #551
Feb 16, 2026
Season 6
Episode 551
Chris Eddy
In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- A one month suspension for a Southern Grampians councillor
- Predictions Mornington Peninsula Shire’s mayor will enter the race for a seat in State Parliament
- Victorian councils push back on state planning moves
- A Tamworth councillor cleared of vandalism charges
- Contenders emerging for Newcastle’s vacant Lord Mayor position
- A Queensland mayor calls for an investigation into cost overruns
- and Auckland’s mayor pours cold water on a merger proposal
plus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond.
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