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In this episode of the Local Government News Roundup:
Melbourne councils join forces to fight graffiti; an urgent call for more schools in Melbourne’s fast growing west; a former Council CEO facing jail time; disappointment over a call in by the Qld state government; a new centre of excellence for drone technology progressing in NSW; and we hear from  Greater Shepparton Mayor Kim O’Keeffe about the likelihood of a regionally based Commonwealth Games in Victoria.

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