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Coming up on the Local Government News Roundup for Wednesday, 19th November:

• Baw Baw Shire’s new CEO takes leave after breast cancer diagnosis
• The Borough of Queenscliffe appoints an acting CEO for three months
• A Greater Bendigo councillor resigns citing work commitments
• More Victorian councils announce new mayors and deputy mayors
• Merri-bek scales back controversial cat curfew proposal
• NSW Premier meets with western NSW councils on a youth crime response
• Ku-ring-gai's alternative housing plan approved by the Government
• Townsville has a new Mayor, as voters say No to Troy Thompson
• Mount Gambier Council attracts online ridicule
• and a $2M bill for contaminated FOGO cleanup in Western Australia

Also today, a councillor’s crusade against illegal dumping - Martin Taylor has literally written the book on the issue and he’s here to tell us what he would do address the increasingly costly issue.

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