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Local Government News Roundup
Australia’s no.1 podcast for local government news and views, hosted by veteran media presenter and senior executive Chris Eddy. Brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association.
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- Local Government News Roundup
Media ban, governance breakdown, and elections postponed - #542
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: More scrutiny over a councillor’s suspension last year A council bans a local media…
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New leadership era, medical emergency, and a sudden resignation - #541
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The dawn of a new era for Hobsons Bay as a new leadership team takes the reins Moyne…
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Misinformation refuted, bridge decision deferred, defamation win - #540
Send us Fan Mail In this Summer Series update from the Local Government News Roundup: Councils mobilise to deal with yet more extreme weather events Greater…
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Special Edition: Jim's View, ft. Jim Magee - #539
Send us Fan Mail In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A councillor resignation at Whittlesea to trigger a by-election Strathbogie…
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Special Edition: Municipal Monitors, ft. Tony Raunic - #538
Send us Fan Mail In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A plea for people to stay away from fire affected areas A council survey of…
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State of disaster, Elvis controversy, and an outrageous wall - #537
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A State of Disaster declared in 18 Victorian local government areas, as multiple…
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Emergency funding, council overruled, and wind farm dismay - #536
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Beach patrol services rescued with emergency funding Yarra Council overturned at VCAT on…
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Cool councils, sinkhole shock, and representative resignations - #535
Send us Fan Mail In this Summer Series edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A call for government intervention over a bureaucratic bungle The…
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An ego-bruising loss, and a bizarre public health warning - #534
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Another extension of municipal monitors in Victoria, As WA’s new local government…
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Monitors appointed, a perplexing extension, and a prayer hall shutdown - #533
Send us Fan Mail A bonus pre-Christmas update from the Local Government News Roundup, including: Monitors appointed to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council A…
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Rate cap set, 'insensitive' move, appointments and transitions - #532
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Victoria's rate cap set for next year Darebin Council defers a controversial flag debate…
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Emergency meeting, name change deferred, and "bombshell admission" - #531
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The final monitors report for Darebin Council has been released A new acting CEO…
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Mayoral musical chairs, flags, and performance scrutiny - #530
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Councils unite against hatred and anti-semitism A second Victorian mayor steps aside…
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Bondi attack, misconduct, CEO appointments, and travel bills - #529
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup Summer Series: Local government leaders respond to the horrific terror attack at Bondi…
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Unplanned leave, historic leadership team, and escalating dysfunction - #528
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Victoria’s mayoral election season is over as the last Council makes a historic decision…
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Beach security, bulldozing defence, and a distressing mistake - #527
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Waverley Council ramps up security for an Bronte Beach Christmas bash Perth scraps a…
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Levy backdown, mayor resigns, and a raffle debate - #526
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A government back down on the controversial Emergency Services levy Alpine Shire’s mayor…
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"Subverting democracy", councillors suspended and accosted - #525
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Merri-bek councillor to be suspended for misconduct A councillor accosted in public…
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Rate cap breach, intervention and a tragic loss - ft.Anne-Marie Cade #524
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A second Victorian council in breach of the rate cap Hume Council wins VCAT action…
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Overwhelming demerger vote, city turmoil, and "concerning misrepresentation" - #523
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Councils get behind a global campaign to end gender-based violence A disappointing…
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Award winners, and a "grossly unfair"situation - #522
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Winners announced in the inaugural Mary Rogers Awards for women in local government Hepburn Shire…
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Housing first, claims refuted, and a community devastated - ft.Georgia Forde #521
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Victorian-first housing initiative launched in Frankston Ballarat refutes claims about…
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Alleged assault, housing feud, and mayor reprimanded - #520
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Council CEO allegedly assaulted in a dispute over planning applications A legal review…
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Planning alarm, avoidable failures, mayor removed - #519
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Peak bodies sound the alarm over Victoria’s planning overhaul New landslide erosion…
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CEO health battle, mayoral updates, and illegal dumping crusade: ft.Martin Taylor, #518
Send us Fan Mail Coming up on the Local Government News Roundup for Wednesday, 19th November: Baw Baw Shire’s new CEO takes leave after breast cancer diagnosis…
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Drink driving scandal and a Christmas lights controversy - #517
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A rural mayor on leave after being caught drink driving in a council car Frankston…
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Diplomatic incident, resignations, and the future workforce - ft.Sue Wilkinson, #516
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Two Victorian Council CEOs are stepping down More Victorian mayoral elections results A…
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Peril pitch, budget slashed, and a pigeon furore - #515
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Mildura launches bold campaign for Melbourne's controversial Yellow Peril sculpture A…
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Name change, shock resignation, and dumping threat - #514
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Whittlesea street faces name change after royal title stripped Surf Coast’s vacant…
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Rejection, failure and enforcement - ft. Lisa Scomazzon, #513
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Greater Dandenong mayor rejects independent workplace culture investigation City of…
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$3M win, costly mistake, and three strikes for controversial councillor - #512
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A $3M VCAT win for Glen Eira over the Melbourne Racing Club Battery storage push back in…
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Walkout, countback take 2, and busker shock - ft. Fabian Dattner, #511
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Surf Coast councillor walks out of his first meeting after a suspension Count backs…
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Call for scrutiny, higher councillor pay and fairer funding - ft. Nat Traeger, #510
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A call for scrutiny as major new planning reforms unveiled without consultation with…
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A new era, a health battle and copycat motions
Send us Fan Mail Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup: A new era for Hobsons Bay Council as it announces its next chief executive Gippsland…
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Beach tragedy, landbanking, award winners and a burial boom
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Frankston Council to step up beach safety measures after two tragic deaths Concerns over…
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Assault charge, housing pressures, council reforms- ft. Mark Dupe #507
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Yarra’s Mayor charged with assault Anger from Kingston Council over a controversial…
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Protests, second monitor, and compulsory voting debate - #506
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Condemns Immigration Protest Violence Kingston’s second monitor…
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“Ill-founded and misconceived” - legal disputes, improvement orders
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The VEC calls for legislative change for Victorian council elections A new CEO for…
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Whittlesea Inquiry, CEO sacked, massive fraud- ft. Paul Tatchell #504
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Another monitor for Whittlesea as a Commission of Inquiry report raises serious…
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"Frivolous and vexatious" - legal battles, disputes and asbestos
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A suspended mayor’s court challenge edges closer A rural mayor calls for sector support…
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Landslide findings, prayer rejected, and crime wave concerns
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The MacRae Landslide Board of Inquiry report is out, along with the government’s…
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Councillor restricted, urgent plea, and new misconduct laws
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A councillor’s workplace restrictions strengthened after an investigation Northern…
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Toxic behaviour and a shocking trend in episode #500!
Send us Fan Mail It's episode 500 of the Local Government News Roundup! Coming up in this episode, A new report of a toxic culture among former Brimbank…
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Grim determination, political bastardry, and by-election date set
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A victory for community activism in Hepburn Shire A new award program honouring women in…
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Controversial appointment, corruption perceptions, and rate pegs
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Perceptions of corruption run high in Victorian local government New cat confinement…
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"Systemic shortcomings", a funding dispute, and a controversial resignation
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: More councils take issue with funding for beach lifeguard services Townsville’s…
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Sandon in court, resignations, elections, and another councillor suspended
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Baw Baw Shire appoints a new CEO A surprise councillor resignation on the Surf Coast…
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CEO resignation, high-rise protest, and a surprise restructure
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Merri-bek Council CEO Cathy Henderson resigns to head up WorkSafe Victoria Gates…
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Suspension, rate cap error, and a return to democracy
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Suspended - a Surf Coast councillor to sit on the sidelines for one month A win at VCAT…
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Melton mayhem, Mornington macropods, and a mayoral ultimatum
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A political storm engulfs Melton Council Wallabies saved from euthanasia on the…
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“Bureaucratic nightmare” - disaster funding, earthquakes and a dead whale
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Councillor numbers to be slashed under a new Tasmanian Government proposal for local…
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“Clearly oppressive” - Slug Gate case dismissed, urgent briefing, facilities closed
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Case dismissed - the latest twist in the Greater Dandenong Slug Gate saga Urgent…
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"Blindsided" - high density surprise, suspension push, and clickbait and chaos
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Plans for new high density precincts unveiled in Melbourne Liverpool Councillors move to…
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Landslide inquiry report, a nonsensical decision, and AI manipulation
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The McCrae Landslide Board of Inquiry report has been submitted to government - what are…
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A mayor’s health battle, a new Lord Mayor, and a bygone prayer
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Two big city Mayors call for the reinstatement of a missing transport link An acting…
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“Hateful narratives”: a world first strategy, and toxic culture rejected
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Charges laid after seven years of Operation Sandon Mayors facing down discrimination and…
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“Beyond disgraceful”: councils taking a stand
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Taking a stand against abuse towards frontline council workers and elected…
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Sweeping meeting changes, a censure overturned, and an un-resignation
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Another council raises concerns about a surprise renewable energy zone proposal An urgent call for…
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Dog attack alarm, funding wins, and more industrial action
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Alarm over a disturbing increase in dog attacks in East Gippsland The growth of data…
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Council shutdown, charged Mayor stands aside, and intervention for two councils
Send us Fan Mail In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Alpine Shire Council shuts down as a police manhunt continues A metro mayor facing…