🔒 9th January 2022 (#86)

Local Government News Roundup

Subscriber-only episode

Welcome to a brand new season of the Local Government News Roundup, bringing you news and views from the local government sector in Victoria and around the country.
In this bulletin:
The rate cap set for Victoria for 2022/23;
The sudden departure of a regional CEO;
A big lift in gender balance at NSW Councils, and mayoral election season begins;
The passing of two former high profile mayors;
Ballarat becoming one of the leading sports event destinations in the country;
and Cessnock the latest to join the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.
Links:
Victorian rate cap announcement; Council rates and charges
Shane Gray quits as Gympie council CEO
LGNSW welcomes soaring number of women elected to councils; ALGWA NSW reaction
Darcy Byrne and Jessica D'Arienzo elected to lead Inner West Council
Northern Beaches elects mayor and deputy
New Council for Gilgandra Sworn In, Mayor and Deputy Mayor Elected
Cabonne mayor and deputy elected
Snowy Monaro all female leadership team elected
New mayor elected at Kyogle
Edward River mourns passing of Norm Brennan
Christmas Eve heartbreak as Peter Blundell dies just months after diagnosis
Ballarat – Australia's regional sports event capital?
Dolly Parton

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