Council News

Mitchell Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Brett Luxfor has announced his decision to step down at the end of 2024.Mr Luxford said that after careful consideration he was stepping down from the role to explore new opportunities.“This decision has not been made lightly, but I believe now is the right time for both myself and

Voters who lodged their completed ballot packs at nine Australia Post boxes in the Mount Waverley and Oakleigh areas last week are being urged to contact the Victorian Electoral Commission for a replacement vote, after an Australia Post collection vehicle was stolen on Thursday (Oct. 17).Any voter who lodged their completed ballot pack at Australia

Bill Penrose has been eliminated by the Victorian Electoral Commission from the Nillumbik Council election for Bunjil Ward.Also removed is Matt Perkins, who was standing for Griffin Ward in the Banyule Council election.And in Darebin, Simone White has been removed from the poll for South Central Ward.These candidates were retired prior to ballot papers being

City of Melbourne Lord Mayoral hopeful Nicholas Reece is finding it impossible to shake off his links with the Labor Party.He previously held a number of roles in politics, including as secretary and campaign director of the Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch) and as the director of strategy to former Prime Minister Julia Gillard.He was

Photo: At back: Levi Silcox and Chris Schwarze. Front: Michelle Di Donna, Serge Thomann, Sabina Sablock, Janet Di Silva, Beverley Pinder. A high profile team, dubbing themselves as ‘People Empowering Port Phillip’ have their sights set on taking control of the St Kilda-based muncipality at this month’s Council elections/The ‘PEPP’ team has seven independent nominees

Retiring Murrindindi Shire Councillor John Walsh was complimentary about the Council’s electric vehicle when he spoke at last week’s meeting.“It was appropriate that Cr Haslam and I travelled to and from Melbourne using Council’s EV,”Cr Walsh said“I repeated a similar journey in the EV for an MAV function later in the month. Initial range anxiety

Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish is pleading with the Allan Labor State Government to provide funding to Parks Victoria to repair or replace the popular O’Shannassy Aqueduct Trail bridge above Millgrove,The bridge has been out of action for years.For three years the Dee Slip bridge has been closed to the public due to damage, with cyclone

Banyule Council candidate Craig Langdon has been blasted by North-Eastern Metropolitan MLC Nick McGowan,.Using Parliamentary Privilege, Mr McGowan said: “Back in the 2020 election in the municipality of Banyule in my area of North-Eastern Metropolitan Region there was a former Labor member by the name of Craig Langdon.“I am sure some in this place remember

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Murrindindi Shire ratepayers are entitled to ask serious questions about the management of Council funds.A report due to go to the Council meeting tonight (Wed.) says that the underlying financial result for the 2023-24 year will be a deficit of $7.962 million.Originally, Shire CEO and her staff announced a planned budget surplus of $1.170 million.