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Josie Vine

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A column by Josie Vine, RMIT senior journalism lecturer.

Action aplenty at Brimbank but a smooth run at Maribyrnong

Read about the May council meetings for Wyndham, Brimbank, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong.

Brimbank residents “mad as hell” over illegally dumped rubbish … and more news from our local councils

Read about the April council meetings including an update on the CEO reports.

Cold comfort for the homeless, and memorials for a much loved former Mayor

Reports for the March 2025 meetings for Brimbank, Hobsons Bay , Wyndham and Maribyrnong City Councils. Plus an update on getting council CEOs to speak publicly.

The mystery of the missing CEO

Well if you turned up to the Hobsons Bay February Council meeting expecting an explanation about why the CEO was sacked back in January, you’d be a little disappointed.

Who holds the power? Elected reps or civil servants?

All eyes seem to be on council CEOs lately, after Hobsons Bay suspended theirs last month. For readers of a certain vintage, council Chief Executive...