Local Government News Roundup

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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.

  1. 1d ago

    A new mayor, a last minute reprieve, and local govt reforms locked in - #630

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Casey Council Picks a New MayorCampaspe Names an Interim CEOBayside Council Grants A Temporary Reprieve For Brighton Beach Bowls ClubA $3M Oval Plan Becomes a $20M Problem for Ku-ring-gai CouncilA Council GM’s Harrassment Case Ends in a ConvictionNew CEOs appointed at Western Downs and Central Highlands CouncilsTasmanian Local Government Reforms Locked Inand Potential Legal Action after a South Australian Councillor’s ResignationPlus Jim Magee's view on an election commitment to mandate weekly rubbish collectionsThe Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  2. 3d ago

    Suspected vote tampering, a CEO quits, and a monitor extension request - #629

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Kingston by-election result sent to VCAT over alleged postal vote tamperingLatrobe welcomes a new councillorNorth Sydney’s new pool shut days after a long-awaited reopeningNew powers for NSW Councils as nation-first shared e-bike laws come into effectQLD Government may step in over Moreton Bay’s homelessness camp trialBarunga West Council’s CEO quits after five monthsSouth Perth votes to keep a government monitor around a bit longerplus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  3. 6d ago

    Transparency push rejection, no “gutless” apology, and a “pokie palace” blast - #628

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Hepburn Shire confirms its Interim CEO arrangementsA Murrindindi Shire councillor resigns, as a former mayor is set to return to Wyndham CouncilThe Hills Shire rejects a transparency push amid ICAC scrutinyThe mayor refusing to apologise for “gutless” rate-rise critics commentRedland Council targets its own mayor in a conduct submissionWhile Logan’s Mayor comes out strong against a “pokie palace” planPlus a new Council CEO appointment in South Australiaand a push to ban data centres fails in Perthplus more local government news from around Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  4. Aug 11

    Mayors stepping down, forced garbage collections, and a mass CEO exodus - #627

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Casey’s mayor to step down to contest the state electionThe Victorian opposition says it will force weekly rubbish collections on CouncilsThe Mayor of Shoalhaven takes leave after a serious health diagnosisA Sydney council looking to make English signage compulsory in local businessesA leaked report uncovers decades of water and sewerage neglect at Redland CouncilThe death of a serving councillor in TasmaniaA controversial Burnside councillor resigns ahead of a damning report findingand concerns that remuneration caps have caused a mass CEO exodus in South Australiaplus more local government news from around Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  5. Aug 9

    A call for calm, a hefty fine, and a big city crackdown - #626

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A call for calm from Mildura’s mayor after a shocking event in the town centreHepburn Shire councillors back at work, and ready to appoint an interim CEOMore Victorian councillors set to contest the state electionA NSW council hits back after the OLG declines to act against one of its councillorsA hefty fine for the illegal clearing of native trees in SydneyA Tasmanian council GM and Mayor at odds with a former state MPThe deadline for NZ Council amalgamation proposals has arrivedand how one of the world’s biggest cities is cracking down on illegal e-bikesThe Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  6. Aug 5

    Charges dropped, mysterious departure, and sector first working week - #625

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Criminal charges against Hepburn Council droppedYet another change in local government minister in VictoriaAn investigation into alleged electoral fraud wraps upAustralia’s first council to adopt a four day working weekThe mysterious departure of a NSW Council GMLockyer Valley announces its preferred candidate for CEOand the NZ councillor asked to leave two public events in one weekAlso today, a preview of LG Innovate 2026 - the AI conference for local government, with Vanessa Huxley from Davidson. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  7. Aug 2

    Administration pending, dysfunction rejected, and Snackgate referral - #624

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Ministerial confirmation that an administrator is coming for Hepburn ShireStonnington weighs fixes to blunt $4.1m congestion levy hitWyndham security patrol trial endsBroken Hill backs the lifting of the NSW uranium banCairns Council rejects “dysfunction” claimsHobart’s deputy lord mayor referred to police over “Snackgate” allegationsand the shock death of a serving New Zealand Council CEOand more of the latest local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

  8. Jul 30

    Monitor IBAC referral, critical copper losses, and the end of an era - #623

    Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Kingston City Council refers monitor invoices to IBACBacklash as Shoalhaven approves $14m sale of 20 propertiesGreater Bendigo to hand maternal & child health services back to the state governmentA win for Woolworths; Wingecarribee Council’s supermarket refusal overturnedCairns Regional Council hit by major copper cable theft affecting critical water infrastructurePeterborough District Council adopts 12% rate rise after wastewater fund diversion revelationsWanneroo shelves proposed council splitClarence City Council reveals the cost of Neil the elephant seal’s recent visitand much more local government news from across Australia and beyond. The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services. Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. Support the show The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website. Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

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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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  • Creator
    Chris Eddy
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    227
  • Rating
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