Under the proposed reforms, a new Local Government Inspector will be appointed to oversee complaints concerning CEOs.
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Information leaks concern watchdog
Allegations of councillors leaking information for personal or political reasons are on the rise.
Councils face bigger election bill
IPART thinks councils should pay a greater share of the cost of running local government elections.
Amalgamated councils win time to harmonise rates
Proposed changes to the Local Government Act promise to make life easier for councils.
Hurstville Council reinstates wrongly suspended GM after a year
Bitter in-fighting continues among councillors.
Unchecked ‘discretionary spending’ exposes Victorian councils to fraud risks
By Paul Hemsley Federal parliamentarians might be hogging the limelight on dubious expenses claims, but the Victorian state government is hard on the trail of highly questionable purchases by councillors…
Forced amalgamations cop another caning
By Julian Bajkowski Powerful property development industry group Urban Taskforce Australia has thrown down the gauntlet to New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell over local government reforms, saying that Sydney’s…
Developer group wants councils as members
By Julian Bajkowski Property development industry group Urban Taskforce has taken the highly controversial step of throwing open its doors to allow local governments to formally become “associate members” of…
Council transparency under fire from Vic Auditor
By Julian Bajkowski Victoria’s Auditor General has criticised the state’s 79 councils over a glaring lack of clarity and detail in the way they determine and reveal how more than…
QLD councils hawkish on planning laws
By Paul Hemsley Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) chief executive officer Greg Hallam has warned the state government that councils will be keeping a close eye on recent reforms…
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