In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A call for scrutiny as major new planning reforms unveiled without consultation with councilsThe fight against the ESVF continuesLiverpool’s mayor under renewed ...

Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:A new era for Hobsons Bay Council as it announces its next chief executiveGippsland earns a place on the world stageA Lord Mayor’s health battleCouncill...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Frankston Council to step up beach safety measures after two tragic deathsConcerns over plans to add private security cameras to Melbourne’s CCTV networkLandbank...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Yarra’s Mayor charged with assaultAnger from Kingston Council over a controversial development approvalDisappointment as Ballarat loses a major sporting event

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Condemns Immigration Protest ViolenceKingston’s second monitor announcedWodonga’s new councillor questions the use of a hospital lobbyist<...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:The VEC calls for legislative change for Victorian council electionsA new CEO for Buloke, and a familiar face returns to Wodonga CouncilBrimbank embroiled in leg...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Another monitor for Whittlesea as a Commission of Inquiry report raises serious governance concernsMaribyrnong’s Mayor back at work as his legal proceedings endC...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A suspended mayor’s court challenge edges closerA rural mayor calls for sector support for its battle with the EPAA NSW councillor resigns, amid reported financi...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:The MacRae Landslide Board of Inquiry report is out, along with the government’s responsePrayer rejected - a petition fails to return the Lord’s Prayer to Bass Coast Coun...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A councillor’s workplace restrictions strengthened after an investigationNorthern Melbourne councils unite to demand transport improvementsA push to return the L...

It's episode 500 of the Local Government News Roundup!Coming up in this episode, A new report of a toxic culture among former Brimbank councillorsA new Victorian flood hazard rating system draws mixed reviews

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A victory for community activism in Hepburn ShireA new award program honouring women in local governmentA CEO recruitment process comes under investigation<...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Perceptions of corruption run high in Victorian local governmentNew cat confinement laws come into effect in MelbourneNSW Council rate pegs revealed for next yea...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:More councils take issue with funding for beach lifeguard servicesTownsville’s controversial mayor resigns, but the long running saga is not overCalls for public...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Baw Baw Shire appoints a new CEOA surprise councillor resignation on the Surf CoastOperation Sandon finally reaches a courtroomCEO appointment news from...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Merri-bek Council CEO Cathy Henderson resigns to head up WorkSafe VictoriaGates demolished as Yarra’s mayor declares a long running dispute overSydney Council ur...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Suspended - a Surf Coast councillor to sit on the sidelines for one monthA win at VCAT for Wyndham City CouncilGeelong to show its colours in AFL Grand Final wee...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A political storm engulfs Melton CouncilWallabies saved from euthanasia on the Mornington PeninsulaMayors unite over deteriorating road conditionsSweepi...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Councillor numbers to be slashed under a new Tasmanian Government proposal for local governmentVictorian councils concerned about disaster funding delays, while NSW counc...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Case dismissed - the latest twist in the Greater Dandenong Slug Gate sagaUrgent briefing for Yarra Council on a VCAT e-scooter challengeA life or death decision ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Plans for new high density precincts unveiled in MelbourneLiverpool Councillors move to have the city’s CEO suspendedA mayor distances her council from expected ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:The McCrae Landslide Board of Inquiry report has been submitted to government - what are the likely implications for the local government sector?Moorabool continues to ch...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Two big city Mayors call for the reinstatement of a missing transport linkAn acting mayor appointed as a country mayor deals with health challengesAnother counci...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Charges laid after seven years of Operation SandonMayors facing down discrimination and hateful narrativesA world first anti-semitism strategy launchedS...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Taking a stand against abuse towards frontline council workers and elected representativesCouncils push back on electricity reforms, lifeguard funding and planning call-i...