Melbourne Lord Mayor stands down following sexual harassment, assault allegations News It comes after Councillor Tessa Sullivan resigned from the council on Friday, effective immediately. The council issued a statement on behalf of Cr Sullivan revealing…
Smart rubbish and lifting City of Melbourne's 'metabolic rate' Monday April 11, 2016 By David Donaldson Features PART TWO: Under the leadership of Ben Rimmer, the City of Melbourne is embracing digital and becoming more responsive to ratepayers. Even its rubbish…
Ben Rimmer: leadership is still the bureaucracy's Achilles' heel Thursday April 7, 2016 By David Donaldson Community & Social INTERVIEW: The public sector lags business in executive leadership, with too many secretaries persevering with a dictator model. Ben Rimmer tells The Mandarin that's…
City of Melbourne appoints CDO to head new office Thursday October 1, 2015 By David Donaldson Communications & Technology The City of Melbourne has appointed its own chief digital officer, a first for a Victorian local government authority. CEO Ben Rimmer announced on Wednesday…
City of Melbourne joins smarter cities mining Twitter Thursday May 14, 2015 By The Mandarin News Deep analysis of Twitter data will help Melbourne's emergency management, as IBM brings in a team and celebrity-computer Watson to make the city's services more…
How the City of Melbourne landed its new high-calibre CEO Monday January 19, 2015 By Stephen Mayne Features Ben Rimmer was a high-profile recruit from the senior ranks of the Canberra bureaucracy to head up the Melbourne City Council. One of the recruiters…
Ben Rimmer on why he's leaving Canberra for council job Monday January 12, 2015 By Jason Whittaker Editors' Picks One of Canberra's brightest is moving south to lead the City of Melbourne. Ben Rimmer tells The Mandarin why he's leaving Human Services -- and…
