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Saturday, October 10, 2026
Whittlesea Council will hold an ‘Unscheduled Meeting’ of Councillors on Tuesday (Feb. 25). Business to be transacted at this meeting is the consideration of: “The consideration of these items cannot be safely or conveniently considered at the next Scheduled Council Meeting due to the upcoming Federal election which may be announced prior to the March…
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Whittlesea Councillors voted unanimously on Tuesday night (Feb. 18), calling on Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon to immediately resign. This follows allegations that Cr McLindon has committed multiple breaches of the Councillor Model Code of Conduct. The subject was raised after a petiton from the public was presented to the Council meeting calling for Cr McLindon…
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Community groups, not-for-profits, and local clubs will soon have the chance to apply for grants of up to $5000 from a total pool of $120,000 under the Nillumbik Community Fund.Applications close March 23, with successful projects announced in June.The Fund supports community organisations, clubs, and artists who live, work, study, volunteer, or play in Nillumbik….
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The City of Whittlesea has a Mayor, Aidan McLindon, who would have preferred to have been the Member of Parliament for Werribee, 58 kilometres away. He won just 267 votes (0.64 per cent) of the total 41,749 votes cast in this month’s Werribee by-election.The municipality has a $390,000-a-year Chief Executive Officer, Craig Lloyd, who has…
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Residents in the City of Whittlesea are gathering a petition that calls for Cr Aidan McLindon to be removed as Mayor of the municipality.More than 1100 people have already signed the petition that says:“We, the residents of the City of Whittlesea, call on the resignation of the Mayor as the residents have lost faith in…
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A criticism about Port Phillip Council on a ‘Council Watch’ social media page has provoked a vigorous response from Mayor Cr Louise Crawford.“The news item posted to Council Watch’s Facebook page accusing Port Phillip Council Officers of blocking Councillor attempts to introduce safety-related motions is incorrect, irresponsible, and potentially defamatory,” Cr Crawford said.“We are aware…
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Stonnington City Council Chief Executive Officer Dale Dickson last week issued a public apology to Mayor Cr Melina Sehr.Mr Dickson admitted that an “administrative error” meant that Cr Sehr’s personal interest disclosures were incomplete.The shortcoming has been highlighted in last Tuesday’s Herald Sun (Feb. 4).“I refer to today’s page 5 article in the Herald Sun…
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A property owner in Langwarrin has been fined $15,000 for illegal vegetation removal following a successful prosecution by Frankston City Council.The decision was handed down in Frankston Magistrates Court following an extensive investigation by Council officers into removal of vegetation and other offences at a property on McClelland Drive.The property owner was ordered to pay…
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City of Whittlesea Mayor Cr Aidan McLindon had potentially breached the Model Councillor Code of Conduct, it was suggested at an unscheduled Council meeting held on Tuesday last week (Feb. 4).The meeting was mostly closed to the public, with the open section of the meeting lasting just three minutes.The meeting was held at the South…
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Yarra Ranges Council says that households in the region may receive survey calls from National Field Services, an independent market research agency.The agency has been commissioned to conduct community satisfaction surveys on behalf of the Council.Deputy Mayor, Cr Richard Higgins, said the surveys will be asking about Council’s performance, and how to improve services.“These community…
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