Ex mayor charged, brotherly leadership, and another monitor - ft. Stephen Yarwood #558

Local Government News Roundup · Mar 3, 2026 · 1h 8m

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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

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