In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:An urgent call for action on bushfire supportA NSW councillor under fire for controversial Australia Day commentsA close-knot town in mourning, as the hunt conti...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:More scrutiny over a councillor’s suspension last yearA council bans a local media outlet over reporting concernsFrustration builds over illegal dumping in Great...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:The dawn of a new era for Hobsons Bay as a new leadership team takes the reinsMoyne Shire Council acknowledges community frustration over the closure of a local pool...

In this Summer Series update from the Local Government News Roundup:Councils mobilise to deal with yet more extreme weather eventsGreater Geelong refutes misinformation about the future of its waterfront bollardsWa...

In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A councillor resignation at Whittlesea to trigger a by-electionStrathbogie Council launches a petition to improve power reliability, after days of outages during ...

In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A plea for people to stay away from fire affected areasA council survey of young people shows high levels of psychological distressA call for changes to ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A State of Disaster declared in 18 Victorian local government areas, as multiple bushfires burn across the stateA puzzling new survey about perception of levels of govern...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Beach patrol services rescued with emergency fundingYarra Council overturned at VCAT on a controversial rooming house proposalA wind farm approved over the objec...

In this Summer Series edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A call for government intervention over a bureaucratic bungleThe discovery of a sinkhole closes a popular sporting fieldLong term councillors step ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Another extension of municipal monitors in Victoria,As WA’s new local government inspector gets sweeping new powersVictorian councils stand with Waverley against...

A bonus pre-Christmas update from the Local Government News Roundup, including:Monitors appointed to Mornington Peninsula Shire CouncilA “perplexing” extension of monitors at KingstonVictoria’s new rate cap comes w...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Victoria's rate cap set for next yearDarebin Council defers a controversial flag debateA mayor urgently calls for state government support as coastal areas deal ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:The final monitors report for Darebin Council has been releasedA new acting CEO announced for Baw Baw CouncilA mayor cleared by an arbiter of misconduct...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Councils unite against hatred and anti-semitismA second Victorian mayor steps aside, less than a month after being electedSydney’s Lord Mayor hails a huge win fo...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup Summer Series:Local government leaders respond to the horrific terror attack at Bondi BeachAn Arbiter finds Whittlesea councillor Aidan McLindon engaged in misconduct

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Victoria’s mayoral election season is over as the last Council makes a historic decisionAlbury Council’s CEO takes unplanned leave amid financial crisisMaitland ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Waverley Council ramps up security for an Bronte Beach Christmas bashPerth scraps a controversial workplace culture investigationMoreton Bay defends bulldozing o...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A government back down on the controversial Emergency Services levyAlpine Shire’s mayor resigns after less than two weeks in the roleA rural NSW council commence...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A Merri-bek councillor to be suspended for misconductA councillor accosted in public over a controversial pool decisionThe NSW Council set to fly the Palestinian...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A second Victorian council in breach of the rate capHume Council wins VCAT action against illegal earthworksNew figures show the chronic underfunding that is hol...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Councils get behind a global campaign to end gender-based violenceA disappointing decision to close a community poolA referendum returns an overwhelming vote for...

Today on the Local Government News Roundup:Winners announced in the inaugural Mary Rogers Awards for women in local governmentHepburn Shire calls for urgent action after an attack on its CEOThe latest mayoral elect...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A Victorian-first housing initiative launched in FrankstonBallarat refutes claims about a waste processing tenderThe latest mayoral election result...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A Council CEO allegedly assaulted in a dispute over planning applicationsA legal review prompts a tender process overhaul for a regional councilVictorian mayoral...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Peak bodies sound the alarm over Victoria’s planning overhaulNew landslide erosion measures in Mornington PeninsulaThe Victorian Ombudsman finds government and c...