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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• An alleged complaint against the Victorian Local Government Minister
• North Sydney’s mayor disputes state government claims,
• While the Health Minister is accused of being dismissive and out of touch
• A sector leading four day week plan defended by Launceston Council’s CEO
• A council considering a name change
• A Council CEO reportedly suspended and under investigation
• plus a string of councillor resignations in WA

plus much more local government news from Australia and beyond.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Stricter rules on Victorian councils for collection of unpaid rates
• Planning reforms pass the Victorian Parliament
• Push back on plans to sell an historic defence site in Melbourne’s west
• A mayor calls for fairer regional airfares after Qantas pulls out of a key route
• A council successfully prosecutes environmental offences
• Moreton Bay’s economy hits new heights
• Two troubled UK councils turn the corner towards recovery

plus much more news from across Australia and beyond on the nation's number one local government podcast.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• An urgent call for action on data centres
• Legal threats over grant funding at a Melbourne council
• A disturbing increase in abuse of Council lifeguards
• Albury Council parts ways with its long serving CEO
• Urgent water supply issues for two NSW councils
• Tasmanian councils criticised for their handling of gifts and donations
• Adverse conduct findings for two South Australian councillors
• and a WA council CEO departs after less than two years

Also today:

The General Manager of Upper Hunter Shire sets the record straight after misleading media reporting of the council’s financial position.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Melbourne’s Lord Mayor flags a new approach to tackling the cost of vandalism
• A call from rural councils to pause major consultations during fire season
• A fierce campaign to retain the Phillip Island MotoGP
• A high profile resignation from a Sydney council
• A NSW council considers its options as it faces severe cash flow problems
• A surprise election announcement from the mayor of the Gold Coast
• A high profile Tasmanian mayor confirms a re-election bid
• and 40 WA councils take a stand on renewable energy

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Councils in a “game of chicken” with the state government
• Wyndham calls out a spate of online racism
• Concerning trends in local government finances across NSW
• A council chambers closed after an asbestos discovery
• Secret recordings lead to a governance crisis in Cairns
• An Australian first as Launceston gets set to introduce a four day working week
• and Perth’s Lord Mayor responds to the leaking of a damning internal report

All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.

Also today - Jonathon Marsden, a former Mayor and two term councillor at Hobsons Bay, joins Chris for a chat as part of the Summer Series

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• An urgent call for action on bushfire support
• A NSW councillor under fire for controversial Australia Day comments
• A close-knot town in mourning, as the hunt continues for a council worker turned fugitive
• A warning for parents from a Queensland mayor
• Two Tasmanian councillors suspended for conduct breaches
• Hobart City Council under watch from the local government minister
• A council rejects a merger "ambush",
• and calls for the Mayor of Alice Springs to resign

Also today, strong representation from local government in this year’s Australia Day honours list.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• More scrutiny over a councillor’s suspension last year
• A council bans a local media outlet over reporting concerns
• Frustration builds over illegal dumping in Greater Geelong
• North Sydney’s controversial rates decision survives a move to rescind
• A councillor’s comments condemned after a tragic road accident
• A frank assessment of a troubled infrastructure project in Townsville
• and a critical breakdown in governance laid bare at the City of Perth in a leaked report

Also today, the UK government reveals its list of postponed council elections, as well as those that are still going ahead this year.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• The dawn of a new era for Hobsons Bay as a new leadership team takes the reins
• Moyne Shire Council acknowledges community frustration over the closure of a local pool
• The split-second decision that saved a councillor’s life
• Newcastle’s Lord Mayor back at work after medical leave
• A popular tourist attraction closed - the council says visitors are making it unsafe
• and a sudden councillor resignation in South Australia, and a leadership update at Onkaparinga

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In this Summer Series update from the Local Government News Roundup:

• Councils mobilise to deal with yet more extreme weather events
• Greater Geelong refutes misinformation about the future of its waterfront bollards
• Waverley Council defers a decision on the future of the Bondi Park bridge
• A controversial prayer hall defies a council shutdown order
• Cessnock proceeding with a controversial rate rise proposal
• and a Perth mayor wins a $250,000 defamation case.

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In this special edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A councillor resignation at Whittlesea to trigger a by-election
• Strathbogie Council launches a petition to improve power reliability, after days of outages during bushfire emergencies
• Debate over the future of the Bondi Park bridge at the centre of a recent terror attack
• and a monitor appointed after relations breakdown at the City of Perth
• Plus former Glen Eira mayor Jim Magee OAM drops by for a chat on all things local government, including a controversial new survey that found some people want to do away with councils altogether.

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The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences.

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