Local Government News Roundup
Misconduct, oversight, disruption and scrutiny - #550
Feb 12, 2026
Season 6
Episode 550
Chris Eddy
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- A Bendigo councillor ordered to apologise after a misconduct finding
- Queenscliffe’s new CEO announced
- A call for offshore wind farms to pay their fair share to local communities
- The NSW government set to oversee senior executive appointments at Shoalhaven
- Industrial action disrupts services at Blacktown
- Press scrutiny prompts a major change to Gold Coast Council’s travel policy
- Tasmanian councils keep a watching brief on the introduction of a 4 day work week
- A second WA council to be overseen by a monitor over governance concerns
Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.
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