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Results of 2022 VLGA Board Elections

The VLGA is pleased to announce and welcome one new and one continuing member to its board for a three-year period commencing 1 July 2022. The VLGA board is committed to excellence in its role as the governing body of the VLGA – setting long term strategy and policy for the benefit of its members and the local government sector as well as providing risk and governance oversight for the organisatio

16 Days of Activism 2021

Thursday 25 November 2021 marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which ends on Human Rights Day on 10 December. This year, the VLGA team will be joining people across Victoria to raise awareness and walk in solidarity with victim-survivors of family violence and violence against women. Each of us have a role to play to end gender-based violence and the 79 local c

Culture Review Commended

The VLGA welcomes the Local Government Culture Project as announced today by the Minister for Local Government, the Hon Shaun Leane MLC. The VLGA and councils across Victoria look forward to engaging with the Price Waterhouse Coopers team, and their academic partners Professor Graham Sansom, Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, and Professor Anona Armstrong AM, Emeritus Profes

New President for the Victorian Local Governance Association

The VLGA is pleased to announce that Cr Denise Massoud has been elected as the new President for a two-year term. Louise Hill remains as Vice President with Andrew Sloman elected Treasurer. Cr Massoud is a current councillor at Whitehorse City Council – a position she has held since 2012. She brings with her a wealth of experience in the local government sector, the community, and education. A gra

Your Community, Country & Council : VLGA Receives Funding to Boost First Peoples’ Participation in Local Government

The Minister for Local Government, the Hon Shaun Leane MP has announced a grant of $50,000 from Local Government Victoria (Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions) to continue the important work of the Victorian Local Governance Association’s (VLGA) project, Your Community, Country & Council (YCCC) for the 2021-22 year. A meaningful increase in Aboriginal representation and active participation

Two New Board Directors for the VLGA

The VLGA is pleased to announce and welcome two new members to their board for a three year period commencing 1 July 2021. The VLGA board is committed to excellence in its role as the governing body of the VLGA – setting long term strategy and policy for the benefit of its members and the local government sector as well as providing risk and governance oversight for the organisation. Cr Josh Ferge

2021 HART Awards Winners Acknowledged in a Heartfelt Virtual Celebration

The Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA), Reconciliation Victoria, and the Minister for Local Government the Hon Shaun Leane MP announced the winners of the eighth annual HART Awards – the awards that recognise community, schools and early years, and local government contributions to reconciliation – in a virtual ceremony today. The HART Awards, presented with ongoing support by Bank Aust

Our ARC Research in ‘The Conversation’

Sexism, harassment, bullying: just like federal MPs, women standing for local government cop it all The Conversation , 19 March 2021 Dr Gosia Mikolaczjak, Associate Professor Andrea Carson & Associate Professor Leah Ruppanner In her departing speech this week, federal Liberal politician Nicolle Flint slammed the sexist abuse and harassment she endured in the lead-up to the 2019 election. Together

Nominations Now Open #HART21

HART Awards 2021 Call for Nominations The HART Awards, unique in the Victorian landscape, recognise local Victorian initiatives and champions that make a real difference in their community and that contribute to local reconciliation outcomes. Nominations are sought for initiatives that demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Aboriginal people working together and programs