The NSW Government has postponed the September (2020) local government elections in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. (more…)
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LGNSW welcomes certainty of council elections postponement
Local Government NSW (LGNSW) has welcomed the decision by the NSW Government to postpone the state’s council elections until September 2021 because it provided certainty to Australian communities during these…
NSW councils need election certainty; welcome remote meeting provisions
Emergency COVID-19 legislation introduced into NSW Parliament had the support of local government, as mayors and councillors called for certainty about the timing of local government elections, Local Government NSW…
Public Health Emergency declared for ACT
A declaration of a Public Health Emergency allows the Chief Health Officer to take any action, or give any direction, considered to be necessary to protect Canberrans and reduce the…