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Victoria’s Local Government Bill introduced in Parliament
The Local Government Bill, which proposes changes to the current LG Act (1989), has been introduced into the Victorian Parliament today - see today's media release. The key themes aim to improve the performance of Victoria's 79 councils in deliberative local democracy, accountability and ser
Have Your Say – Victorian Local Government Rating System Review
The Victorian Government is conducting a full review into the Victorian Local Government Rating System. The Terms of Reference explains the objectives, scope and implementation plan of the review process, which completes by 31 March 2020 . The goal is to identify changes that will improve its
Can the VEC really improve Fairness and Equity Performance in Victorian Councils?
The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is conducting a review about the electoral structure of each local councils in Victoria. In compliance to the Local Government Act (1989), this representation review occurs before every third general election, that equates to every 12 years, sometimes allowi
Setting the National Local Government Reform Agenda
All of us involved in scrutinizing governance performance of councils understand the common and growing issues. However, there is lack of an official national perspective of the common governance issues prevailing in Australia councils. The states and territories' reform plans and priorities, the r