Tag: Local Government
Councillor calls for Simon Overland to be reinstated
A Whittlesea councillor has called for former chief executive Simon Overland to be reinstated, saying the decision to terminate his contract had exposed the...
Former mayor raises concerns about safety at Whittlesea council
Whittlesea council has become an “unsafe” working environment, according to a former mayor.
Cr Lawrie Cox – who was mayor for the past 12 months...
Hume council rejects Islamic school location
A push for a $40 million Islamic school between Greenvale and Sunbury is likely headed the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal after Hume council...
Hume braces for hard rates ask
Hume mayor Helen Patsikatheodorou says state and federal governments may need to take back some of the services they’ve been handing to councils.
Cr Patsikatheodorou...
Let good council CEOs stay: Hume boss
Councils that are happy with the performance of their chief executive shouldn’t be forced to readvertise the job every four years.
That’s the view Hume...
Teens’ dream stalled as council won’t play ball
Nillumbik council has thwarted a campaign by teenage siblings to have a basketball half-court built on public property at Bundoora, despite Whittlesea council’s offer...
Councils join to campaign for infrastructure
Whittlesea and Hume have partnered with councils across Australia to campaign for more roads, rail and health facilities in fringe suburbs.
The national Fund Our...
Hume council not seeking extra rate rise
Hume council is likely to face tough choices in its next budget with the municipality not among 21 councils to have flagged the possibility...
Hume’s new mayor is in the pink
Hume councillor Helen Patsikatheodorou will serve as mayor for the second time after polling the most votes for the job last week.
The Meadow Valley...
Government formally abandons Sunbury split
Sunbury will remain a part of the City of Hume - at least for now - after the State Government accepted independent advice to...
‘Sunbury for Sunbury’ party floated
Supporters of an independent Sunbury, who claim the town was torpedoed by a report that recommended against it splitting from Hume council, are testing...
New councillor code ‘heading toward dictatorship’
A Sunbury-based Hume councillor has warned new standards that would let the state government stand down a councillor for up to six months to...
Calls for swift decision on Sunbury split
Community leaders have urged the state government to finally decide whether Sunbury will split from Hume.
Transition auditors John Watson and Frank Vincent were expected...
Sunbury split: Hume seeks its share
Hume council has added its voice to the great number of views expressed to the auditors reviewing plans for an independent Sunbury.
Councillors last week...
Polite meeting mulls Sunbury secession process
Should a compulsory vote be held? Is there support for an independent Sunbury even if annual rates were to increase significantly?
These were among questions...
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Take care and be aware
Melbourne paramedics are urging Victorians, including those in Hume and Whittlesea, to access alternative care options and get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations now...
