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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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Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A calculation error forces a Melbourne council to reissue its rates notices Victorian councils make pitches for election commitments This year’s Mary Rogers Awards winners announced Albury City appoints its new CEO Mayoral elections begin in NSW, as a long standing mayor bows out The Parramatta ICAC hearings officially end Confusion over who has been leading the City of Hobart and more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Councils take a stand on data centres A mayor’s outrage over childcare inaction Sadness after the desecration of two war memorials Sydney Council to rule on extended fast food opening hours Expanded Australia Day events at Bondi rejected by Waverley Council A decisive NO vote on a wage deal at Gold Coast City Council A new contender for Lord Mayor of Hobart emerges and Council CEO pay rises in the news in South Australia and more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A council CEO set to depart for the UK Greater Shepparton Mayor Shane Sali declares his state election intentions A shake-up of allowances for Victorian councillors Opening prayers to return to Shoalhaven Council meetings, as the mayor extends her leave of absence for health reasons A 44 year council career comes to an end in Muswellbrook Gold Coast set to privatise its aquatic centres and New Zealand’s new rates cap draws a swift sector response Plus, a South Australian council prompts debate after commissioning mayoral portraits and yet more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: The Victorian Parliament debates new changes to the Local Government Act Ararat Council names its next chief executive A bullying case against Liverpool’s mayor discontinued Bega Valley Shire condemns “disgusting” graffiti on a heritage bridge New bans covering the use of AI smart glasses at Brisbane Council’s 21 pools A Tasmanian councillor threatens legal action… against another Tasmanian council A major defence announcement welcomed in WA’s City of Cockburn and a 4 per cent rate cap flagged for New Zealand councils and more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A former mayor sues a former local government minister A suspension and an apology ordered for two Kingston City councillors An outgoing Wyndham councillor takes a parting shot at the sector A rescission motion looms at Shoalhaven Council A tight race in the Kiama Council by-election An illegal dumping case thrown out after the council fails to turn up Questions about a suspended Council CEO’s use of official email plus much more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: 100 days out from a state election, and the list of Councillors running for state Parliament continues to grow As does the list of Councils unhappy with the Victorian Government ALGA welcomes an extension to Commonwealth Home Support Program contracts The death of four dogs prompts calls for a NSW Council GM to resign New guidance released for next month’s mid-term mayoral elections in NSW Another new CEO appointment announced by a Queensland Council, as a Tasmanian Council GM announces his departure and systemic council failures found to have led to a fatal landslide in New Zealand plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Casey Council Picks a New Mayor Campaspe Names an Interim CEO Bayside Council Grants A Temporary Reprieve For Brighton Beach Bowls Club A $3M Oval Plan Becomes a $20M Problem for Ku-ring-gai Council A Council GM’s Harrassment Case Ends in a Conviction New CEOs appointed at Western Downs and Central Highlands Councils Tasmanian Local Government Reforms Locked In and Potential Legal Action after a South Australian Councillor’s Resignation Plus Jim Magee's view on an election commitment to mandate weekly rubbish collections Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Kingston by-election result sent to VCAT over alleged postal vote tampering Latrobe welcomes a new councillor North Sydney’s new pool shut days after a long-awaited reopening New powers for NSW Councils as nation-first shared e-bike laws come into effect QLD Government may step in over Moreton Bay’s homelessness camp trial Barunga West Council’s CEO quits after five months South Perth votes to keep a government monitor around a bit longer plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Hepburn Shire confirms its Interim CEO arrangements A Murrindindi Shire councillor resigns, as a former mayor is set to return to Wyndham Council The Hills Shire rejects a transparency push amid ICAC scrutiny The mayor refusing to apologise for “gutless” rate-rise critics comment Redland Council targets its own mayor in a conduct submission While Logan’s Mayor comes out strong against a “pokie palace” plan Plus a new Council CEO appointment in South Australia and a push to ban data centres fails in Perth plus more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Casey’s mayor to step down to contest the state election The Victorian opposition says it will force weekly rubbish collections on Councils The Mayor of Shoalhaven takes leave after a serious health diagnosis A Sydney council looking to make English signage compulsory in local businesses A leaked report uncovers decades of water and sewerage neglect at Redland Council The death of a serving councillor in Tasmania A controversial Burnside councillor resigns ahead of a damning report finding and concerns that remuneration caps have caused a mass CEO exodus in South Australia plus more local government news from around Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
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 centre Hepburn Shire councillors back at work, and ready to appoint an interim CEO More Victorian councillors set to contest the state election A NSW council hits back after the OLG declines to act against one of its councillors A hefty fine for the illegal clearing of native trees in Sydney A Tasmanian council GM and Mayor at odds with a former state MP The deadline for NZ Council amalgamation proposals has arrived and how one of the world’s biggest cities is cracking down on illegal e-bikes Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Criminal charges against Hepburn Council dropped Yet another change in local government minister in Victoria An investigation into alleged electoral fraud wraps up Australia’s first council to adopt a four day working week The mysterious departure of a NSW Council GM Lockyer Valley announces its preferred candidate for CEO and the NZ councillor asked to leave two public events in one week Also today, a preview of LG Innovate 2026 - the AI conference for local government, with Vanessa Huxley from Davidson. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Ministerial confirmation that an administrator is coming for Hepburn Shire Stonnington weighs fixes to blunt $4.1m congestion levy hit Wyndham security patrol trial ends Broken Hill backs the lifting of the NSW uranium ban Cairns Council rejects “dysfunction” claims Hobart’s deputy lord mayor referred to police over “Snackgate” allegations and the shock death of a serving New Zealand Council CEO and more of the latest local government news from across Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Kingston City Council refers monitor invoices to IBAC Backlash as Shoalhaven approves $14m sale of 20 properties Greater Bendigo to hand maternal & child health services back to the state government A win for Woolworths; Wingecarribee Council’s supermarket refusal overturned Cairns Regional Council hit by major copper cable theft affecting critical water infrastructure Peterborough District Council adopts 12% rate rise after wastewater fund diversion revelations Wanneroo shelves proposed council split Clarence City Council reveals the cost of Neil the elephant seal’s recent visit and much more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A Ballarat councillor suspended after a live radio disclosure Indigo Shire CEO resigns after nine years Boroondara to introduce a sunset to sunrise cat curfew against staff advice Services cut in a budget crisis in Albury Councils unite against Inland Rail changes A vision for electric air taxis in SE Queensland An apology after a water meter bill shock at Western Downs Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Rate cap overhaul predicted Ballarat to keep family day care running Hepburn names its interim chief A rotating mayoral model rejected A councillor suspension stayed, pending appeal An art exhibition sparks backlash The unrelenting personal attacks behind a CEO’s resignation A three month suspension for a South Australian councillor And secrecy surrounds decision making about a WA Council CEO plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Wyndham selects a new mayor More calls for the private prosecution loophole to be closed in Victoria Whittlesea’s new CEO revealed Two Queensland Council CEOs announce their departures An interim GM appointed in NSW Wagga Council under fire for its approach to rough sleepers One of Tasmania’s longest serving mayors set to retire Calls for a Hobart councillor’s behaviour to be investigated Conduct dispute expenses on the agenda at Northern Midlands and much more of this week's local government news. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Wyndham’s mayor finally succumbs to pressure and resigns Critical votes loom at two councils on the future of childcare and family day care services Liverpool calls for a rethink of a 1.4 billion dollar road upgrade project Town centre masterplans spark backlash across three Sydney region councils Council CCTV systems helping police find wanted vehicles Pushback on Hobart’s short stay rental ban proposal And a new CEO appointed at WA’s City of Nedlands Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: A regional mayor steps down ahead of a run for State Parliament The state opposition pledges to scrap the mandatory glass recycling bin rollout A NSW mayor and a councillor censured, While two councillors in two different states have been ejected from council meetings Worksafe charges a Tasmanian council over a fatal workplace incident An Adelaide councillor resigns, and is set to challenge for the Lord Mayor’s position Plus a WA Shire President to step down, and local government reorganisation decisions announced in England. Plus Chris Weber and Simon Adcock are here to preview an upcoming Symphony3 webinar on successful IT project delivery in local government. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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.
Send us Fan Mail Today on the Local Government News Roundup: Hepburn’s governance crisis continues, as the council insists its budget is compliant A $600,000 payroll error at the City of Stonnington The end of e-bikes in Yarra The sector calls for new disaster recovery funding arrangements to be scrapped A NSW council CEO gets a new contract A tense meeting in Cairns as the Mayor makes a second admission of wrongdoing A councillor resignation in Townsville and for the second consecutive episode, new CEO appointments in South Australia and Western Australia Also today, National Growth Areas Alliance CEO Bronwen Clark talks to Chris about why the time is right for an emerging growth areas forum. Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com 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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