Last week (March 10 2022) homeowners across Victoria vented furiously in media forums against a generous 14% pay rise dished out to...

Councillors across Victoria have been awarded backdated payrises roughly seven times more than their local ratepayers in the inaugural...

Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has turned to the Australian Services Union (ASU) and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)...

Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has refused to support Legislation to ensure Councils tell ratepayers they can apply for rate cuts...

Local Government Victoria’s discussion paper on Council Culture prepared by PWC is an ironic symbol of everything wrong with Local...

State MPs are still sweeping the whole issue of waivers for ratepayers under the carpet, 19 years after the Local Government Act in...

Lower House MPs amended the Local Government Act and the Financial Management Act last week and failed to provide rate relief in either...

The Local Government Inspectorate has taken no action against candidates who published false allegations or engaged in unethical...

Small words such as ‘may’ and ‘will’ have been carefully used in the Local Government Act 2020 to give Council staff more rights than...

The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has told the Independent Remuneration Tribunal (VIRT) the demise of local papers is a reason...

The Essential Services Commission has confirmed 60% of ratepayers are still facing higher bills four years after the introduction of rate...

Planning Minister Richard Wynne now has total control over Council land in Victoria as part of the Andrews’ Governments zeal to build the...

When your rate notice arrives this year, remember it’s being unfairly boosted with superannuation for Councillors - even though they’re...

10% Rate rises on a 0% Council budget increase show how broken Victoria's rate system is.

Our MPs’ and mandarins’ mastery of secrecy has become evident during the current inquiry into the Victorian government’s botched hotel...

Councils hide right to waivers

Party Animals fight for council seats..instead of council accountability

MPs are rorting the Development Contributions Plan. And DWELP and VPA make it too expensive and complicated for Councils to use.

Common sense for Councils killed by ALP-Lib politics

Liberal MPs join Govt to keep council contracts secret from ratepayers