You may have heard that many Councils across Victoria have started shutting down their in-home support services and referring clients to...

There is little doubt that Victoria’s 79 Councils want to be an inclusive and healthy workplace, legislation makes sure of that and has...

There is little doubt that the one of the hottest debates in our country is climate change. In Victoria our 79 councils are fast...

Hot on the heels of our State Conference it was our pleasure to meet with the new local Government Minister - Melissa Horne MP. We were...

Your local council typically employs many hundreds of staff These staff work across many areas including pools, parks, libraries, elderly...

AUSTRALIA DAY There is little doubt that January 26th is a difficult day for indigenous persons around our Country, but is the obsession...

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...

While local Councils around Victoria are increasing rubbish collection fees and cutting regular garbage collection to households, the...

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...

Ratepayers Victoria has urged the Essential Services Commission to limit Council revenue increases to the Consumer Price Index because...

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

An internal disagreement over whether a Sunbury Road rubbish dump was being monitored daily or not has cost Hume ratepayers at least...