11-26 - VLGA Connect - Friday 17 April 2026
From VLGA Connect by Victorian Local Governance Association
April 17, 2026 · 36 min · Season 6 · Episode 11
About this episode
James Collins discusses his first six months as CEO of Cardinia Shire Council and the challenges faced in a changing municipality.
This week on VLGA Connect, James Collins, CEO from Cardinia Shire Council reflects on his first six months in the role and talks with Chris Eddy about how things are travelling in a rapidly changing municipality with some big interface and growth-related challenges. Tony Raunic from Hunt & Hunt Lawyers returns to review some significant recent legal decisions with implications for councils including a $15M Supreme Court judgment against the City of Whittlesea, and a Fair Work Commission ...
People in this episode
Guests: James Collins, Tony Raunic
Topics covered
- local governance
- municipal challenges
- legal decisions
- council implications
- growth-related issues
Keywords
- Cardinia Shire Council
- James Collins
- Tony Raunic
- legal decisions
- City of Whittlesea
- Fair Work Commission
- local governance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cardinia Shire Council, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, City of Whittlesea, Fair Work Commission
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