Urgent boost, unfair funding, and a mayoral showdown - #599

Local Government News Roundup · Jun 18, 2026 · 17m

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

Mount Alexander taps its next CEO

A call for an urgent police boost in Ballarat

ICAC’s Parramatta inquiry wraps after six weeks

A rural council blasts its ‘unfair’ funding share

Redland backs a push for an independent review of a mayoral conduct dispute

A mayoral showdown set for Devonport

A WA council’s 40 per cent rate increase

and a New Zealand councillor reports death threats to police

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