Emergency funding, council overruled, and wind farm dismay - #536

Local Government News Roundup · Jan 8, 2026 · 18m

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

Beach patrol services rescued with emergency funding

Yarra Council overturned at VCAT on a controversial rooming house proposal

A wind farm approved over the objections of two councils

A Bondi attack memorial relocated by Waverley Council

Cessnock Council due to vote on a 40 per cent rate increase

A Tasmanian council CEO resigns after just four months

A UK council confirms the theft of personal information in a cyber attack

and iconic eleven term New Zealand mayor, Sir Tim Shadbolt, dies at 78

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