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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Criminal proceedings against a CEO and Councillor hit court in Ballarat
• Two councillor resignations in one week at a Tasmanian Council
• The Federal Court orders the reinstatement of a sacked Council CEO in the NT
• A new Deputy Mayor, and a new CEO announced, for Merri-Bek Council
• Councils monitoring services as fuel prices continue to climb
• High level meetings to tackle rising crime in a rural NSW community
• More details of a CEO recruitment process leaked at Redland Council
• and two new mayors elected in WA

Plus the Roundup Flashback takes us back to 2024.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• The Palestinian flag is coming down in Darebin
• A leadership crisis at the City of Ryde stretches into a second week
• Legal advice sought over a councillor’s claims at the City of Perth
• Repeated attempts to elect a deputy mayor at Merri-bek Council fail to deliver a result
• A so called ‘playground style’ spat earns a stern rebuke for two Moonee Valley councillors
• The sector pays tribute to a former Mayor of Lismore
• and a Councillor under fire for playing a computer game during a Council meeting

Plus more news from around the world of local government in Australia and beyond.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Deadlock broken - Wyndham finally elects a new mayor
• Controversial policy updates go through at Hobsons Bay
• Kingston Council moves ahead with plans to tighten Notice of Motion rules
• The death of a long-serving NSW councillor
• Peak bodies call for certainty on fuel supplies for the regions
• Clamping down on rogue drivers on beaches
• and we go inside the MAV’s new sector wide campaign ahead of the Victorian state election

Plus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• The number of councillors to be cut in Tasmania, as the government unveils new sector reforms
• A man fined for throwing coffee at a Victorian Council CEO
• Geelong council under fire for considering the closure of leisure centre creches
• A new report places council’s insurance claims processes under the microscope
• A Council cyber attack heads to court, but will the perpetrators face justice?
• A community gift turns into a legal investigation for a NSW Council
• Councils unite to push for high speed rail
• A new councillor for Cessnock, and a new deputy mayor in the Whitsundays
• and calls for a Tasmanian council to placed under administration

Plus as we mark five years of the Local Government News Roundup, I’m joined by some special guests to talk about how we got here, and where we’re going next.

And we introduce a new Roundup Flashback segment - highlighting some of the stories making local government news in years gone by.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A mayoral deadlock in Wyndham
• Yarra’s mayor makes wild admissions while trying to get an assault charge dropped
• A leadership crisis at the City of Ryde, with three top executives sidelined
• A deputy mayor facing conduct questions over a local health dispute
• A long serving NSW General Manager is stepping down
• Mayors react to a backflip on a planned expansion for SBS in western Sydney
• Evacuations at a Queensland council after a threat to public buildings
• and a WA council calls for a monitor to help with culture and governance issues

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A resignation triggers a by-election for Latrobe City Council
• An inquest postponed over potential criminal charges against a former council employee
• A first term Albury councillor preselected for the Liberals in Farrer
• A tense debate at Federation Council, as it votes to remove Indigenous flags from its chambers
• A woman charged over alleged threats against a Queensland councillor
• and an indoor arena is a step closer on the Gold Coast after a major announcement.

Plus, Regional Cities NSW Chair, and Mayor of Lismore, Steve Krieg is here to talk about the economic impacts and a hidden safety crisis in the state’s flailing freight system - but he has a solution. 

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Council worker convicted of fraud appeals his jail sentence
• An apology to artists whose work was damaged in a Council chamber
• A council calls for a shake up to the rate cap system in Victoria
• A new general manager for Dubbo Council means a vacancy in Alice Springs
• A tourism push to recapture “that Bondi feeling”
• A long serving WA councillor steps down
• and a NZ Council CEO speaks out after public debate turns personal

Also today, world leading civility campaigner Diane Kalen-Sukra with an update on preparations for the second Global Civility Summit, which is just one month away.

And more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A councillor and a CEO served with alleged criminal charges
• New CEOs appointed at Berrigan and Junee Councils
• A CEO’s performance review exposes divisions within a NSW council
• New land valuations raise concerns about potential rate rises in SE Queensland
• Council mergers back on the table in Western Australia, along with calls for compulsory voting in local government elections
• And a four day work week introduced by a major international city

plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Councils react to new visitor fees for an international tourism icon
• CEO contract renewals in Victoria
• Hawkesbury Council speaking out after online activity involving two of its councillors
• Sutherland Shire considering on-street long term parking restrictions
• A new consultation agreement between councils and the Tasmanian government
• Local government reforms take effect in Queensland
• Gold Coast Council takes control of overseas travel approvals, and greenlights a new Olympic arena
• A legal win for a sacked Council worker in South Australia
• and dysfunction plays out publicly at South Perth council, in front of the monitor
• Also today - planning for leadership succession in Councils, with Fabian Dattner from the Dattner Group - The Leadership Bottleneck - Tuesday 24th March, 12 - 1.30pm Book tickets here

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Two more Victorian councillors to be suspended
• Mayors speak out - Local distress over international conflict, and senseless violence on our streets
• A council advised to plan the closure of a local aerodrome
• A landmark legal ruling on human rights goes against Moreton Bay council
• A string of arson attacks rocks a local community
• The 4 day week might not be dead and buried in Tasmania
• Plus a Council CEO sacked, and a warning issued over online abuse

plus much more local government news from around Australia and beyond.

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