Council sacked on recommendations of report

Wingecarribee Shire’s councillors have been sacked after a report found “overwhelming” evidence of dysfunction at the NSW southern highlands council.

14 July, 2022

Council establishes internal Ombudsman

A NSW council has established an Internal Ombudsman to investigate complaints against staff, contractors, consultants and volunteers.

25 April, 2022

Public hearings set to begin into troubled NSW council

Public hearings into serious operational, financial, structural and governance issues at Wingecarribee Shire Council will begin next month.

14 February, 2022

Promotion for Gold Coast City Architect

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

20 September, 2021

Minister orders public inquiry into council

A public inquiry will be held into ‘serious issues’ plaguing a NSW council.

1 September, 2021

New chief appointed at Office of Local Government

Former Liverpool City Council CEO Kiersten Fishburn appointed chief executive of OLG, and other appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

27 May, 2021

Appointments: Change of guard at ASIC, new blood at CASA

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

2 May, 2021

‘Personality’ cited in Turnbull dumping

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

8 April, 2021

Minister suspends council amid bullying allegations

A NSW council has been suspended following claims of bullying and harassment.

15 March, 2021

Clean, green urban space not just a walk in the park

Governments are looking into each other’s backyards for lessons on how to keep community spaces in top shape reports Paul Hemsley. It’s all too easy for ratepayers to forget that councils do much more than more than “rates, roads and rubbish” especially with large tracts of publicly owned land to manage in the form of […]

3 September, 2013

Lehman Brothers, Grange liable for council sub-prime losses

By Julian Bajkowski Local governments, charities and and not for profit groups have finally won a phyrric victory over collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers, after the Federal Court ruled that the institution is ultimately liable for almost $250 million in losses suffered by investors. Handed down by Justice Steven Rares on Friday, the decision […]

25 September, 2012