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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

Local government winners and losers from the Victorian State Budget;

More councils opt to move away from January 26 events;

The Federal Local Government Minister visits Victoria;

A new Lord Mayor at the City of Parramatta;

The council meeting interrupted for drug and alcohol testing… of councillors;

And a former mayor’s trial on charges of blackmail gets underway.

The VLGA and LGIU are hosting their next Global Executive Live Panel on Thursday 22 May from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Addressing a pressing issue for local government, this webinar will explore the experiences and lessons from local government across the globe when it comes to Civility in Public life.

Councillors and staff are increasingly tackling issues stemming from rising levels of negative, abusive and sometimes threatening rhetoric. Hear from experts from around the world about what t

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