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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Local Government News Roundup episodes:

March 10, 2026Contract renewals, sector reforms, and a new arena - ft. Fabian Dattner, #561
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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
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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March 08, 2026More suspensions, landmark legal ruling, and CEO sacked - #560
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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.
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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March 05, 2026Industrial standoff, budget blackhole, and a paid beach parking plan - #559
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
Predictions of a messy industrial standoff across eight Melbourne councils
A super merger of councils not favoured in Melbourne’s southeast
A regional council’s major budget blackhole
A long serving Council CEO announces he’s stepping down
A controversial plan to charge visitors for parking at Sydney beaches
Pressure to overhaul a CEO performance review process in Queensland
Councillor resignations in NSW and Western Australia
A Canadian mayor apologises for false claims about a colleague
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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March 03, 2026Ex mayor charged, brotherly leadership, and another monitor - ft. Stephen Yarwood #558
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
An ex suburban Melbourne mayor facing sexual assault charges - but his identity cannot be revealed
The election of a new deputy mayor at Greater Geelong delivers a brotherly leadership team
Liverpool’s mayor at odds with the NSW Premier over the use of a council venue
Waverley Council investigating after trees were vandalised by men claiming to be council workers
Calls for Redland Council’s CEO recruitment process to be independently investigated
Rate capping shapes up as an election battleground in South Australia
A councillor resigns, new Council CEO appointments, and yet another monitor appointed in Western Australia
Also today: Stephen Yarwood joins me on Roundup Extra for a conversation about his journey from urban planner to city innovator, with a stint as Adelaide’s Lord Mayor on the way.
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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March 01, 2026Skills shortage, debate rejections, feral pigs and corellas - #557
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
Concerns over council finances persist, as the Victorian government’s Big Build is blamed for a growing sector skills shortage
A council closes the book on a misconduct investigation
A call to rename wards with Indigenous names rejected
Wollongong Council knocks back a debate on alleged police brutality
Gold Coast Council’s wage offer criticised for being too low
Mayoral contenders emerging in Tasmania
A WA Council chief subject to investigation,
A deputy shire president resigns, and
in the UK, a four year planning dispute ends in disappointment for actor Martin Clunes.
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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February 26, 2026Merger smackdown, mayors for Parliament, and Australia Day differences - #556
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
Inner Melbourne mayors float a potential merger, and get a smackdown from the Premier
A metro Council wants to raise rates by 5 per cent, and a rural council sounds the alarm on a spiralling asset maintenance gap
Mornington Peninsula’s mayor is running for state parliament;
While a former Albury mayor considers a run at federal parliament
Sydney overturns controversial new busking rules
Eyebrows raised at a Queensland council’s spend on overseas travel
A controversial parking fine system under review in Adelaide
A WA council takes back its approval of its suspended CEO’s resignation, and
Australia Day controversies in Perth and Alice Springs
Plus much more news from around the world of local government in 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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February 24, 2026Suspended mayor, failed merger plan, and market failure - ft. Robert Hicks #555
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
The mayor of one of Victoria’s largest councils suspended for one month
Wangaratta Council appoints its new CEO
A proposal to merge two NSW councils fails to get off the ground,
As a dire warning is issued about the future of the state’s smaller councils
Tensions rise in Wollongong during a cat curfew debate
Plans for Australia’s tallest building on the Gold Coast
A Hobart councillor’s fuel card mistake
Also today - why are an increasing number of local governments funding GPs?
On Roundup Extra, Robert Hicks from Curtin Medical School reveals that WA councils are now spending millions to fill a ‘market failure’ in medical services - and its a growing crisis across the country.
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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February 22, 2026Improper tax grab, transparency questions, and a test of municipal agility - #554
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
Wyndham Council demands refund over an "improper land tax grab"
Indigo Shire shuts down misinformation about a historic carriage collection
Transparency questions over workshops at Wollongong
Brisbane moves to sell eight homes over unpaid rates
Financial sustainability warnings for more South Australian councils
WA councils may finally get the power to make their own cat laws
Alice Springs Mayor proposes moving Citizenship Ceremonies away from January 26
A test of municipal agility in Canada ahead of the Olympic ice hockey final
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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February 19, 2026GP blow, costly blunder, and 4 day week reversal - #533
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
Excitement turns to disappointment as Bass Coast loses the MotoGP to South Australia
A costly mistake for a rural Victorian council
Mornington Peninsula’s Mayor confirms he wants to run for State Parliament
A proposal to merger two Hunter region councils on the agenda
Parkes takes a stand on a proposed energy from waste facility
Questions raised about the appointment process for a Queensland Council CEO
And Launceston Council drops plans for a 4 day work week
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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February 17, 2026Grand Prix win, rate peg applications, and costly dump fires - ft Frank Wilkie #552
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
Success for a community campaign to keep the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island
Manningham Council defends its parking enforcement around an annual festival
Maribyrnong’s controversial Footscray security trial to end
10 NSW Councils apply for increases above next year’s rate peg
A Queensland council faces a huge fine over illegal dump fires
A South Australian council loses its fifth CEO in two years
Plus 200 short-stay properties converted to long term rentals, and counting. Noosa’s success story with Mayor Frank Wilkie on Roundup Extra
And more news from the world of local government 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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FAQs about Local Government News Roundup:

How many episodes does Local Government News Roundup have?

The podcast currently has 710 episodes available.

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