Local Government News Roundup

By Chris Eddy

Australia’s no.1 podcast for local government news and views, hosted by veteran media presenter and senior executive Chris Eddy. Brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association.

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August 02, 2026Administration pending, dysfunction rejected, and Snackgate referral - #624
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Ministerial confirmation that an administrator is coming for Hepburn Shire
Stonnington weighs fixes to blunt $4.1m congestion levy hit
Wyndham security patrol trial ends
Broken Hill backs the lifting of the NSW uranium ban
Cairns Council rejects “dysfunction” claims
Hobart’s deputy lord mayor referred to police over “Snackgate” allegations
and the shock death of a serving New Zealand Council CEO
and more of the latest local government news from across Australia and beyond.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
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The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 30, 2026Monitor IBAC referral, critical copper losses, and the end of an era - #623
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Kingston City Council refers monitor invoices to IBAC
Backlash as Shoalhaven approves $14m sale of 20 properties
Greater Bendigo to hand maternal & child health services back to the state government
A win for Woolworths; Wingecarribee Council’s supermarket refusal overturned
Cairns Regional Council hit by major copper cable theft affecting critical water infrastructure
Peterborough District Council adopts 12% rate rise after wastewater fund diversion revelations
Wanneroo shelves proposed council split
Clarence City Council reveals the cost of Neil the elephant seal’s recent visit
and much more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 28, 2026A budget crisis, bill shock and a surprise cat curfew - #622
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
A Ballarat councillor suspended after a live radio disclosure
Indigo Shire CEO resigns after nine years
Boroondara to introduce a sunset to sunrise cat curfew against staff advice
Services cut in a budget crisis in Albury
Councils unite against Inland Rail changes
A vision for electric air taxis in SE Queensland
An apology after a water meter bill shock at Western Downs

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 26, 2026Suspension stayed, unrelenting personal attacks, and a desperate attempt at deflection - #621
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Rate cap overhaul predicted
Ballarat to keep family day care running
Hepburn names its interim chief
A rotating mayoral model rejected
A councillor suspension stayed, pending appeal
An art exhibition sparks backlash
The unrelenting personal attacks behind a CEO’s resignation
A three month suspension for a South Australian councillor
And secrecy surrounds decision making about a WA Council CEO
plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 23, 2026Loophole call, CEO comings and goings, and a mayor to retire - #620
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Wyndham selects a new mayor
More calls for the private prosecution loophole to be closed in Victoria
Whittlesea’s new CEO revealed
Two Queensland Council CEOs announce their departures
An interim GM appointed in NSW
Wagga Council under fire for its approach to rough sleepers
One of Tasmania’s longest serving mayors set to retire
Calls for a Hobart councillor’s behaviour to be investigated
Conduct dispute expenses on the agenda at Northern Midlands
and much more of this week's local government news.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 21, 2026Wyndham mayor resigns, masterplan backlash, and short stay pushback - #619
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Wyndham’s mayor finally succumbs to pressure and resigns
Critical votes loom at two councils on the future of childcare and family day care services
Liverpool calls for a rethink of a 1.4 billion dollar road upgrade project
Town centre masterplans spark backlash across three Sydney region councils
Council CCTV systems helping police find wanted vehicles
Pushback on Hobart’s short stay rental ban proposal
And a new CEO appointed at WA’s City of Nedlands

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 19, 2026Mayor resigns, councillors censured, and a council charged - #618
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
A regional mayor steps down ahead of a run for State Parliament
The state opposition pledges to scrap the mandatory glass recycling bin rollout
A NSW mayor and a councillor censured,
While two councillors in two different states have been ejected from council meetings
Worksafe charges a Tasmanian council over a fatal workplace incident
An Adelaide councillor resigns, and is set to challenge for the Lord Mayor’s position
Plus a WA Shire President to step down,
and local government reorganisation decisions announced in England.
Plus Chris Weber and Simon Adcock are here to preview an upcoming Symphony3 webinar on successful IT project delivery in local government.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 16, 2026Unnecessary political pontificating, a costly payroll error, and e-bikes out - #617
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Hepburn’s governance crisis continues, as the council insists its budget is compliant
A $600,000 payroll error at the City of Stonnington
The end of e-bikes in Yarra
The sector calls for new disaster recovery funding arrangements to be scrapped
A NSW council CEO gets a new contract
A tense meeting in Cairns as the Mayor makes a second admission of wrongdoing
A councillor resignation in Townsville
and for the second consecutive episode, new CEO appointments in South Australia and Western Australia
Also today, National Growth Areas Alliance CEO Bronwen Clark talks to Chris about why the time is right for an emerging growth areas forum.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 15, 2026“Purposeful manipulation” - a council crippled - #616
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
Hepburn Shire Council crippled by councillor stand-downs, in what the council calls a purposeful manipulation of the Local Government Act - the latest on the governance crisis is coming up
Plus new court action against the government, this time from Boroondara Council
A NSW councillor suspended from office
Blacktown opts for a reduced special rate variation
Gold Coast Council’s CEO seeks legal advice on a proposed leadership review
New Council CEOs appointed in South Australia and Western Australia
All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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July 13, 2026Hepburn crisis deepens, green wedge alarm, and demeaning conduct warning - #615
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
A Governance Crisis Deepens at Hepburn - Now the Mayor has Been Stood Down
A Court Orders Penalties and Dogs Destroyed After an Attack
Casey Flags Green Wedge Alarm
A Mayor Moves to Quell Wind-Farm “Heavy Haul” Fears
A Controversial Traffic Plan Reversed After Community Backlash
Hobart Councillors Warned Over “Demeaning” Conduct
A Sacked CEO Launches Legal Action
And a Warning for SA Councils Over Confidential Information Leaks

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com
Support the show
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.
Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
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How many episodes does Local Government News Roundup have?

The podcast currently has 717 episodes available.

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