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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• The number of councillors to be cut in Tasmania, as the government unveils new sector reforms
• A man fined for throwing coffee at a Victorian Council CEO
• Geelong council under fire for considering the closure of leisure centre creches
• A new report places council’s insurance claims processes under the microscope
• A Council cyber attack heads to court, but will the perpetrators face justice?
• A community gift turns into a legal investigation for a NSW Council
• Councils unite to push for high speed rail
• A new councillor for Cessnock, and a new deputy mayor in the Whitsundays
• and calls for a Tasmanian council to placed under administration

Plus as we mark five years of the Local Government News Roundup, I’m joined by some special guests to talk about how we got here, and where we’re going next.

And we introduce a new Roundup Flashback segment - highlighting some of the stories making local government news in years gone by.

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