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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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27:16

Reprogramming Local Government (Generative AI in Action)

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/08/02

Send us a text In this special episode of the Local Government News Roundup, Chris Eddy explores how generative AI is beginning to transform councils in Victoria. This episode features real-world stories of councils trialling AI chatbots, document search tools, and AI agents, as well as bold discussions about what might come next – from robot building inspectors to AI-supported service delivery. Guests include James Plozza from Warrnambool City Council, Broderick McIntyre from Greater B...

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40:56

Well Travelled Executive Series #11 - Rebecca McKenzie

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/26

Send us a text In this episode of the Well Traveled Executive Series, Chris Eddy sits down with Rebecca McKenzie, the outgoing CEO of Glen Eira City Council, to explore her public service journey from the UK to Australia. Rebecca shares her insights on the evolving landscape of leadership, the importance of diversity in governance, and the highlights and challenges of her career to date. Discover how her HR background shaped her approach to leadership and why fostering diversity is crucial fo...

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27:14

Final warning, inquiry revelations, and a formal caution

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/22

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A final warning over a controversial sea wall in FrankstonTwo rural councils challenge the Victorian Government over drought funding inequitiesMaribyrnong Council the latest to consider funding private security measuresMore revelations from the Liverpool Council public inquiryThe cost to ratepayers of a failed council merger revealedA major sporting infrastructure setback in RedlandA formal caution for a Tasmanian councillor...

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28:02

Misconduct allegation dismissed, formal frustration,...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/20

Send us a text On your Monday morning edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A mayor’s misconduct complaint against a councillor dismissedWhitehorse council’s multi-million dollar fight with SRLBuloke formalises its frustration with the state governmentA wave of demerger optimism in NSWRising Tide stands firm on protest plans in NewcastleSunshine Coast Council bypassed over festival developmentA Council’s large rate increase prompts a call for legislative changeAnd a Tasmanian mayor fa...

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25:35

Dangerous precedent, Council raided, and demerger...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/17

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Moorabool Shire faces a $1/2M clean up bill after a loss at VCATA council and union meet to discuss workplace culture concernsA sacked street sweeper wins compensation, and is now considering a tilt at federal politicsA dramatic raid on a Sydney councilThe green light for a demerger of Cootamundra-Gundagai CouncilA marathon Council meeting fails to come to a decision on mayoral misconduct allegationsand the heavy toll of van...

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25:12

Agency underfunded, dangerous dogs, and a shock...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/15

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Claims of underfunding from another Victorian integrity agencyA council’s call for stronger powers to act on dangerous dogsA councillor demanding a public apology from her councilLiverpool’s public inquiry gets underwayA NSW mayor calls out keyboard warriorsA shock resignation from a Qld Council CEOControversial new Council by-laws under attack in South Australiaand a local government member association CEO is moving onPlus ...

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23:37

Toothless tiger, un-Australian planning rules, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/13

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Serious concerns raised about the effectiveness of Victoria’s local government inspectorateCouncillors brand planning changes “un-Australian”A Councillor fails in a bid to overturn a three month suspensionFurther delays in a Council’s General Manager appointment processA QLD mayor cleared again of conduct breach allegationsA controversial Council website to be overhauleda WA council sounds the alarm on coastal erosionNedland...

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26:10

$1.5B cost-shift, costly legal disputes, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/10

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Moorabool puts it case to VCAT over an EPA clean up orderA fight to stop a proposed new McDonald’s restaurant in DarebinThe Victorian Government denies a council’s kangaroo harvesting requestA new report puts a number on government cost-shiftingA tragedy in Townsville involving a council waste truckThe cost of councillor conduct legal disputes revealed in Adelaideand the council amalgamation debate reignites in Western Austr...

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26:56

Punching down, a suspension, and an imminent dissolution

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/08

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Turmoil in Perth as a councillor exodus triggers a council’s dismissalA council challenges the EPA at VCATA suspension for a veteran Merri-bek councillorA mayor’s anger over anti-semitic attacks in MelbourneCEO resignations and appointments, and a failed recruitmentA mayor’s relief as a high profile murder trial concludesA Queensland council’s 25 per cent rate increaseand more local government news from across Australia and ...

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21:44

Hateful attacks condemned, toxic claims rejected, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/06

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Hateful attacks condemnedClaims of a toxic council workforce rejectedReaction to new drought support measuresA disappointing state government funding cutAn innovative road reconstruction project failsA dramatic change coming to Sydney’s skylineAnother NSW Council CEO resignationA former Queensland mayor plans a comebackand Perth councils put on notice by the governmentPlus more local government news from across Australia and...

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38:59

Closing the loophole, poor communication, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/03

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: An appeal to the Governor over the ESVF levyA council’s planned exit from maternal and child health servicesA grant loophole closes on the Mornington PeninsulaViolent incidents shut down a Council libraryA mayor’s war on visual pollutionA council’s warning for pet owners after three dog deathsTwo high profile mayors announce future plansShocking mismanagement of a WA council revealedAnd council tax arrears in Britain reach a...

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39:30

Intervention granted, a dysfunctional culture laid...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/07/01

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A win for a metro mayor in courtA councillor resignation to trigger another by-electionA culture of distrust and fear laid bare at Hobsons BayAll systems go in Frankston for a new friendship agreement Resignations from two NSW council chiefsA groundbreaking report for the future of flood management in NSWA bin chicken enlisted to fight Queensland’s unpopular bin taxCalls for a controversial Tasmanian councillor to resig...

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40:59

Funding disadvantage, a damn disgrace, and a...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/29

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The Victorian Government accused of holding back crucial infrastructure fundingA surprise bank branch closure angers a rural councilA council introduces body worn cameras for council officersInnovative council waste management and animal control initiativesThe massive investment from councils in tackling climate change- and a call for more government assistanceSydney Council enters a controversial stadium debateA popular NYE...

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28:39

Unfair dismissal, private security furore, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/26

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A council worker wins an unfair dismissal caseA hard-fought win for Techno Park residents in Hobsons BayA controversial funding decision in WyndhamThe fields are set for two by-electionsA regional council’s zero per cent rate increaseHistoric $1B plus budgets for two Queensland councilsA Tasmanian mayor describes the personal toll after a five year campaign against his councilA WA Council to put its CEO position to marketAnd...

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40:08

Dysfunctional budget debacle, mayoral challenge, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/24

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A suspended councillor’s legal troubles resolvedA mayor’s budget challenge to the rest of the countryAn apology called for after a councillor was wrongfully accused of theftThe shock passing of two sector leaders in NSWSydney Council takes aim at gas appliances, and the unsightly proliferation of rubbish binsA Queensland council’s dysfunctional budget debacleNew general manager appointmentsAustralia used as a cautionary tale...

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48:13

Procedural vandalism, toxic dysfunction, and a costly...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/22

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The Victorian Government releases its response to an inquiry into local government fundingTwo new members elected to the VLGA boardAbove average satisfaction for two western Victorian councilsAn acting mayor accuses colleagues of procedural vandalismA pay dispute in Townsville gets nastyA councillor’s call for complainants to pay costs of unsuccessful actionsand a report exposes a dysfunctional and psychologically unsafe cou...

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26:59

Liquor licence loss, democracy returns, and a “toxic”...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/19

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Another council introduces security measures for its meetingsConcerns as councils are set to lose a say in liquor licence decisionsBallarat Council hit with an EPA fineA council returning to elected representation after more than a decadeA NSW Council General Manager resignsThe cost of a tropical cyclone for one Queensland councilA councillor ordered to apologise for “toxic” commentsand warnings for the autonomy of local gov...

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27:05

Multi-million dollar mistake, job cuts clash, and...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/17

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Councils consider legal options over an unpopular state taxA multi-million dollar parking fine error at Merri-bek CouncilThe latest Victorian Council CEO to call it quitsGolden Plains finally gets its last councillorA mayor and union clash over planned job cutsA controversial policy voted down on a Mayor’s casting voteTownsville workers vote to go on strike, andAdelaide Council and the State Government at odds over a controv...

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24:49

Election rejected, concerning loophole, and a trivial...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/15

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: More drama at Golden Plains as a countback winner rejects a spot on the CouncilHigher rates flagged for owners of derelict Melbourne propertiesA building surveyor loophole raises concernsA crackdown on trivial councillor conduct complaints in NSWCouncils make big moves on beach and pool safetyA SA council calls for state help as it forecasts massive debt to accommodate growthAnd anger in Edinburgh ahead of the Oasis reunion ...

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25:06

Bargaining tension, CEO movements, and a councillor...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/06/12

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Contention over a push for multi-council enterprise agreementsThe ESC releases its annual rate capping reportA new CEO announced, and support for another dealing with personal attacksWins and disappointments for NSW councilsA Council General Manager announces retirementA council pay dispute resolved in Queenslandand a councillor suspended after a budget debate becomes heatedAll of that and more of the latest local government...

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