Resignation bombshell, boycotts and by-elections - #581

Local Government News Roundup · May 3, 2026 · 27m

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Coming up today:

Marsh wins Nepean, triggering a by-election on the Mornington Peninsula

Wyndham’s leadership crisis deepens, with councillor boycotts, and now a resignation

A troubled Sydney pool development is heading to court

Tempers flare in North Queensland, as the local government minister resists calls to step in

A funding gap leaving country towns high and dry

Cessnock announces its new General Manager

A Tasmanian deputy mayor in the hunt for a seat in state Parliament

All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.

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