In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:An ex suburban Melbourne mayor facing sexual assault charges - but his identity cannot be revealedThe election of a new deputy mayor at Greater Geelong delivers a brother...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Concerns over council finances persist, as the Victorian government’s Big Build is blamed for a growing sector skills shortageA council closes the book on a misconduct in...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Inner Melbourne mayors float a potential merger, and get a smackdown from the PremierA metro Council wants to raise rates by 5 per cent, and a rural council sounds the al...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:The mayor of one of Victoria’s largest councils suspended for one monthWangaratta Council appoints its new CEOA proposal to merge two NSW councils fails to get o...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Wyndham Council demands refund over an "improper land tax grab"Indigo Shire shuts down misinformation about a historic carriage collectionTransparency questions ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Excitement turns to disappointment as Bass Coast loses the MotoGP to South AustraliaA costly mistake for a rural Victorian councilMornington Peninsula’s Mayor co...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Success for a community campaign to keep the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip IslandManningham Council defends its parking enforcement around an annual festiva...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A one month suspension for a Southern Grampians councillorPredictions Mornington Peninsula Shire’s mayor will enter the race for a seat in State ParliamentVictor...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A Bendigo councillor ordered to apologise after a misconduct findingQueenscliffe’s new CEO announcedA call for offshore wind farms to pay their fair share to loc...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Controversial flag policies on the agenda for two Melbourne councilsWangaratta’s $5M parking decisionA regional council’s “field of dreams” pitch to Costco<...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:An alleged complaint against the Victorian Local Government MinisterNorth Sydney’s mayor disputes state government claims,While the Health Minister is accused of...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Stricter rules on Victorian councils for collection of unpaid ratesPlanning reforms pass the Victorian ParliamentPush back on plans to sell an historic defence s...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:An urgent call for action on data centresLegal threats over grant funding at a Melbourne councilA disturbing increase in abuse of Council lifeguardsAlbu...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Melbourne’s Lord Mayor flags a new approach to tackling the cost of vandalismA call from rural councils to pause major consultations during fire seasonA fierce c...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Councils in a “game of chicken” with the state governmentWyndham calls out a spate of online racismConcerning trends in local government finances across NSW...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:An urgent call for action on bushfire supportA NSW councillor under fire for controversial Australia Day commentsA close-knot town in mourning, as the hunt conti...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:More scrutiny over a councillor’s suspension last yearA council bans a local media outlet over reporting concernsFrustration builds over illegal dumping in Great...

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 reinsMoyne Shire Council acknowledges community frustration over the closure of a local pool...

In this Summer Series update from the Local Government News Roundup:Councils mobilise to deal with yet more extreme weather eventsGreater Geelong refutes misinformation about the future of its waterfront bollardsWa...

In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A councillor resignation at Whittlesea to trigger a by-electionStrathbogie Council launches a petition to improve power reliability, after days of outages during ...

In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A plea for people to stay away from fire affected areasA council survey of young people shows high levels of psychological distressA call for changes to ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A State of Disaster declared in 18 Victorian local government areas, as multiple bushfires burn across the stateA puzzling new survey about perception of levels of govern...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Beach patrol services rescued with emergency fundingYarra Council overturned at VCAT on a controversial rooming house proposalA wind farm approved over the objec...

In this Summer Series edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A call for government intervention over a bureaucratic bungleThe discovery of a sinkhole closes a popular sporting fieldLong term councillors step ...

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Another extension of municipal monitors in Victoria,As WA’s new local government inspector gets sweeping new powersVictorian councils stand with Waverley against...