Local Government News Roundup
Mayor under pressure, resignation news, and blurry councillors - #570
Mar 31, 2026
Season 6
Episode 570
Chris Eddy
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- Pressure builds on a newly elected mayor to step down
- A South Australian Council CEO resigns after one year in the job
- Hobart City’s new plan to tackle anti-social behaviour
- A resignation triggers a by-election for another Victorian council
- Victorian councillors report growing pressures in their role
- Sydney’s Lord Mayor issues a new housing challenge to the state government
- and the curious case of the blurry councillors
plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.
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