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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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32:00

$3M win, costly mistake, and three strikes for...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/11/02

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A $3M VCAT win for Glen Eira over the Melbourne Racing ClubBattery storage push back in Baw BawA costly infringement mistake in Yarra RangesAged care reforms place new obligations on councillorsNSW’s most controversial councillor suspended for a third timeCouncils take a stand against new meeting rulesDisaster role locked in for Queensland mayorsA staff exodus raises concerns at a Tasmanian counciland a call for compulsory v...

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42:24

Walkout, countback take 2, and busker shock - ft....

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2025/10/30

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A Surf Coast councillor walks out of his first meeting after a suspensionCount backs and resignations continue in Victoria, as mayoral election season beginsAn audit reveals a $50M asset overvaluation and 'extreme risk' in ParramattaControversial changes to busking rules in SydneyNorth Burnett moves to forcibly sell six properties over $200K rates debtGold Coast says no to free early parking despite resident petitionsA warni...

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45:12

Call for scrutiny, higher councillor pay and fairer...

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/10/28

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A call for scrutiny as major new planning reforms unveiled without consultation with councilsThe fight against the ESVF continuesLiverpool’s mayor under renewed attack in a public inquiryA move to slash short term rental caps in SydneyA Queensland mayor wants to reduce councillor numbersHobart councillors make the case for higher payAn Adelaide councillor to apologise for a breachand a South Australian Council CEO resignatio...

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30:07

A new era, a health battle and copycat motions

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/10/26

Send us a text Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup: A new era for Hobsons Bay Council as it announces its next chief executiveGippsland earns a place on the world stageA Lord Mayor’s health battleCouncillors accused of copycat motions on housing in NSWService cuts and workforce reallocations flagged at a Queensland council,While another allays fears of a burial crisisA controversial Tasmanian councillor reveals his future plansand defamation proceedings from a CEO against his...

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31:18

Beach tragedy, landbanking, award winners and a...

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2025/10/23

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Frankston Council to step up beach safety measures after two tragic deathsConcerns over plans to add private security cameras to Melbourne’s CCTV networkLandbanking accusations from by an inner city Council CEOConcerns raised about new NSW councillor conduct reformsThis year’s Women in Local Government award winners announcedA new trial to crack down on vehicles blocking drivewaysThe alarm sounded on infrastructure and crowd...

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45:58

Assault Charge, Housing Pressures, and Council Reforms

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2025/10/21

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Yarra’s Mayor charged with assaultAnger from Kingston Council over a controversial development approvalDisappointment as Ballarat loses a major sporting event52 jobs to go as the axe falls at Shoalhaven CouncilThe NSW Premier threatens councils over housingNew reforms announced for local government in QueenslandA misconduct finding against a South Australian mayorand more election outcomes in Western AustraliaPlus, an interi...

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26:21

Melbourne Protests, Kingston's Second Monitor,...

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2025/10/19

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Condemns Immigration Protest ViolenceKingston’s second monitor announcedWodonga’s new councillor questions the use of a hospital lobbyistVictoria’s new Police Chief Meets Regional Councils on CrimeCentral Darling Elects its First Councillors in DecadeAlbury Council’s Deficit Cuts to be Revealed TonightA Record Nine Candidates to Contest Townsville’s Mayoral By-ElectionWA’s Local Government Minister Fla...

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29:21

“Ill-founded and misconceived” - legal disputes,...

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2025/10/16

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The VEC calls for legislative change for Victorian council electionsA new CEO for Buloke, and a familiar face returns to Wodonga CouncilBrimbank embroiled in legal disputesWorkplace improvement notices placed on Shoalhaven Council for councillor safetyNSW Council CEO news, including a new GM and a twist in the Parramatta sacking sagaThe investigation into Townsville’s former mayor is completeCalls for Redland Council to be s...

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49:39

Whittlesea Commission of Inquiry outcomes, a CEO...

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2025/10/14

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Another monitor for Whittlesea as a Commission of Inquiry report raises serious governance concernsMaribyrnong’s Mayor back at work as his legal proceedings endCouncils unite against an unpopular taxA council lobbying for councillor term limitsParramatta Council sacks its CEOA Queensland council loses nearly $2M to a sophisticated fraudand while WA’s Shire of Coolgardie avoids suspension, a rural councillor does not.Plus on ...

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25:52

"Frivolous and vexatious" - legal battles, disputes...

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2025/10/12

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A suspended mayor’s court challenge edges closerA rural mayor calls for sector support for its battle with the EPAA NSW councillor resigns, amid reported financial troublesAsbestos contamination concerns widen in LiverpoolA copper smelter rescue package welcomed in QueenslandA council calls for help in the fight against tree vandalismA long running legal battle thrown outA bloodbath for incumbent mayors in New Zealand Suppor...

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40:13

Landslide findings, prayer rejected, and crime wave...

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2025/10/09

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: The MacRae Landslide Board of Inquiry report is out, along with the government’s responsePrayer rejected - a petition fails to return the Lord’s Prayer to Bass Coast Council meetingsA charity given notice to vacate by Greater Dandenong CouncilDate set for a de-amalgamation referendumShoalhaven’s new CEO rejects claims he’s not qualified for the jobA new councillor for Moreton BayWater concerns in Cairnsand voters go to the p...

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39:10

Councillor restricted, urgent plea, and new...

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2025/10/07

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A councillor’s workplace restrictions strengthened after an investigationNorthern Melbourne councils unite to demand transport improvementsA push to return the Lord’s Prayer to a rural council’s meetingHorsham Council condemns a spate of offensive, racially motivated materialAlbury’s Mayor meets with the NSW Premier about hospital servicesA call for financial transparency at a metro Sydney councilA major CCTV investment to b...

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29:43

Toxic behaviour and a shocking trend in episode #500!

Local Government News Roundup ·

2025/10/05

Send us a text 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 councillorsA new Victorian flood hazard rating system draws mixed reviewsThe sad passing of a NSW Council’s General ManagerA country mayor sounds the alarm over a disturbing trend of crime in his townA council reversal leaves an industry in turmoilFresh accusations of misleading claims by former Townsville mayor Troy ThompsonA CEO admits ...

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28:27

Grim determination, political bastardry, and...

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2025/10/02

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A victory for community activism in Hepburn ShireA new award program honouring women in local governmentA CEO recruitment process comes under investigationA council fined over a sewage dischargeWorkers protest possible redundancies at Liverpool City CouncilThe date is set for Townsville’s mayoral by-electionTwo South Australian councils appoint new CEOsand election controversies in Western AustraliaPlus more of the latest lo...

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38:38

Controversial appointment, corruption perceptions,...

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2025/09/30

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Perceptions of corruption run high in Victorian local governmentNew cat confinement laws come into effect in MelbourneNSW Council rate pegs revealed for next yearShoalhaven’s controversial CEO appointmentA milestone for a local government employment programTownsville Council chooses postal voting for its mayoral by-electionAnd England’s councillors to be allowed back into the sector’s pension schemeAlso today, Cr Moira Berry...

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23:24

"Systemic shortcomings", a funding dispute, and a...

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2025/09/28

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: More councils take issue with funding for beach lifeguard servicesTownsville’s controversial mayor resigns, but the long running saga is not overCalls for publication of Council FOI requestsA council’s $2M parking machine overhaulA Sydney area council CEO reportedly negotiating a contract exitA major financial restructure for a Queensland councilA string of supplementary election results from South AustraliaA costly by-elect...

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28:36

Sandon in court, resignations, elections, and another...

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2025/09/25

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Baw Baw Shire appoints a new CEOA surprise councillor resignation on the Surf CoastOperation Sandon finally reaches a courtroomCEO appointment news from NSWA controversial flouride decision in QueenslandA South Australian mayor resigns after months of turmoilA Tasmanian councillor suspended for code of conduct breachesand tensions flare in Perth’s Lord Mayoral contestPlus European cities under pressure from overtourism, and ...

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46:14

CEO resignation, high-rise protest, and a surprise...

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2025/09/23

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Merri-bek Council CEO Cathy Henderson resigns to head up WorkSafe VictoriaGates demolished as Yarra’s mayor declares a long running dispute overSydney Council urging stronger state action on illegal vapesResidents protest a high-rise development planA breakthrough in a Queensland council’s industrial dispute, as another commences a surprise restructureDeputy mayor appointments in NSW, and by-election results and a high profi...

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24:23

Suspension, rate cap error, and a return to democracy

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2025/09/21

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: Suspended - a Surf Coast councillor to sit on the sidelines for one monthA win at VCAT for Wyndham City CouncilGeelong to show its colours in AFL Grand Final weekA remote NSW community votes for its first new Council in more than a decadeThe home of Tamworth’s famed Golden Guitar under reviewNew deputy mayors elected across NSWThe latest from Townsville’s ongoing mayoral dramaHobart Council reviewing its position on an AFL s...

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27:25

Melton mayhem, Mornington macropods, and a mayoral...

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2025/09/18

Send us a text In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup: A political storm engulfs Melton CouncilWallabies saved from euthanasia on the Mornington PeninsulaMayors unite over deteriorating road conditionsSweeping planning changes to accelerate housing development in NSWTownsville’s suspended mayor asked to show why he shouldn’t be sackedA boundary change recommendation rejected by SA’s local government ministerand tensions flare at a Tasmanian council meeting Support the show The L...

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