Suspected vote tampering, a CEO quits, and a monitor extension request - #629

Local Government News Roundup · Aug 16, 2026 · 24m

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

Kingston by-election result sent to VCAT over alleged postal vote tampering

Latrobe welcomes a new councillor

North Sydney’s new pool shut days after a long-awaited reopening

New powers for NSW Councils as nation-first shared e-bike laws come into effect

QLD Government may step in over Moreton Bay’s homelessness camp trial

Barunga West Council’s CEO quits after five months

South Perth votes to keep a government monitor around a bit longer

plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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