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By Rob O'Brien An infrastructure report card for the state of Victoria has shown a worrying drift in vital areas due to bad planning and a short-term focus from governments….

By Staff Writer Proposed changes to the Planning and Environment Act will further isolate communities from planning decisions, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has said in a submission. MAV…

By Staff Writer The Victorian State Government has called on councillors, council officers and peak bodies to provide comment on the conflict of interest rules for councils. “The Brumby Labor…

By Rob O’Brien Councillors who use their position for personal gain or to harm someone could be hit with a five-year prison sentence and a $70,000 fine under tough new…

By Rob O’Brien The Victorian State Government has stepped up its response to the recommendations of the Bushfire Royal Commission with an investment in refuges and protection plans. Premier John…

By Rob O’Brien   The position taken by local government on the provision of bushfire refuges was labelled ‘inconsistent’ with their emergency management obligations by the Royal Commission’s interim report…

The Victorian Bushfire Commission grilled local government on emergency planning laws. Image: The Burning Question, Fiona Katauskas. By Rob O’Brien   Issues including the management of fire refuges and the  emergency management policies…

The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has launched a new procurement centre to assist local government with the group purchasing of goods and services.   MAV chief executive officer Rob…

By Adam Coleman Counting has been completed in the Victorian local elections with 321 re-elected councillors to be met with 309 new faces to local government. According to Municipal Association…

Councils are going to have to shoulder the burden of the global financial crisis thanks to years of waste by former governments, former Victorian State Premier Jeff Kennett has told…