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On the Local Government News Roundup for 27th November:

• The latest mayoral election results from Victoria
• A Council CEO announces their resignation
• Councils and communities fight for better and safer roads
• Demands for transparency at Shoalhaven in the wake of the departure of senior executives
• The “scary” legal fees bill at Kiama
• A Queensland council cancels NYE midnight fireworks
• Councils prepare for a new statewide pet registration system in WA

Plus Fabian Dattner on why culture should be front and centre in the induction of incoming Councillors

And more of the latest local government news from around Australia and beyond

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 26th November:

• Mayoral election season in Victoria enters its final days
• A cancelled Christmas display in Melbourne blamed on Council red tape
• Delays for Melbourne’s signature Greenline project
• New planning rules to revitalise Sydney’s nightlife
• A martial arts champion to receive the Keys to the City of Wollongong
• Two more Australian councils adopt anti-Covid 19 vaccine motions
• A move to overhaul the council candidate nomination process in South Australia
• and a group of UK MPs propose a controversial scrapping of 15 councils

Plus more news from around the world of local government in Australia and beyond.

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 23rd November 2024:

• Experienced councillors take on mayoral duties in the latest batch of election results
• A call from rural Victoria for a new Federal Local Government Commissioner
• Snowy Monaro announces an interim CEO appointment
• A major cost blowout for a Sydney council project could lead to substantial rate increases
• The Queensland government suspends a controversial mayor on full pay
• A Tasmanian mayor found in breach of the councillor code of conduct
• Controversy in Darwin over the status of a Cyclone Tracy commemorative monument
• The staggering level of debt revealed at a small UK council
• and a standoff continues at a Canadian council over a refusal to swear allegiance to the King

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On the Local Government News Roundup for Thursday 21st November:

• A push to hold an inquiry into the conduct of Victorian council elections
• A council civic centre goes into lockdown
• We roundup all the latest mayoral election results
• A site secured for a new depot for Kiama Council
• A hefty rate increase proposed at Northern Beaches
• A council’s legal battles with developers to be brought into the open
• A Qld mayor defends the public termination of a CEO’s contract
• and a court orders a Tasmanian Mayor and General Manager to pay back their council and self fund defamation proceedings

Plus more local government news from around Australia and beyond.

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 19th November 2024:

• Complaints about the council elections process on the rise
• Melbourne’s Lord Mayor outlines a first 100 days plan
• Mayoral election season in full swing in Victoria
• An overhaul of building approvals for NSW takes councils out of the loop
• A mayor hits back at online rumours
• An audit raises concerns about termination payouts at a Queensland council
• and poor councillor behaviour makes news in New Zealand, the UK and in Canada

plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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The Davidson Local Government CEO Index has been updated for its fourth year, bringing valuable insights from more than 170 council CEOs across the country.

The findings reflect the complex challenges and priorities facing local government CEOs in Australia as they navigate post-pandemic recovery, technological changes, and community needs.

Today on Roundup Extra we dig deeper into those issues with special guest Justin Hanney, a former local government CEO himself at rural, regional and capital city councils.

Justin is a senior partner at Davidson, leading the rapidly evolving business advisory service that the firm provides to the sector.

The Local Government CEO Index 2024 can be downloaded here.

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On the Local Government News Roundup for Friday 15th November:

• Suspected vote tampering reported as Victorian council elections come to a close
• The sector falls short on gender equality targets for the state’s councillor cohort
• New leadership for the VLGA board
• Five more councils elect their mayors and deputy mayors for the new term
• Fallout from the shock resignation of Shoalhaven Council’s CEO
• Opposition ramps up to the NSW Government’s proposed ban of confidential councillor briefing sessions
• Tensions on the Gold Coast over an alleged information leak
• A Council GM quits due to serious health issues
• And the UK Government sets the cap for Council tax bills, and intervenes at another troubled council

Plus more from across Australia and beyond on the nation's #1 podcast for local government news and interviews.

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The VLGA is an independent organisation supporting councils and councillors in good governance.

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On the Local Government News Roundup for Wednesday 13th November:

• Recounts delay the declaration of some Council election results
• Mayoral elections begin - five to report today
• Tributes for the outgoing President of the MAV, as the new President steps up
• The shock resignation of a NSW Council CEO
• A council highlights a rural residential aged care crisis
• More details of expenses paid on behalf of a former mayor under pressure to resign
• A former minister to take the reins at Coober Pedy
• And a legal threat from one UK council against as many as 23 others

Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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The VLGA is an independent organisation supporting councils and councillors in good governance.

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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 Davidson, the nationally recognised executive recruitment and business advisory service.

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On the Local Government News Roundup for Monday 11th November 2024:

• The finish line in sight as more election results are announced
• Questions raised about a council’s controversial pre-election decision
• A council candidate arrested over allegations of campaign signage theft
• A poor workplace culture and a staffing crisis alleged at a NSW Council
• Pressure mounts on a former Tasmanian mayor
• Another code of conduct breach by a Hobart councillor
• A 78 year old activist hit with a 12 month ban from a South Australian council
• Council CEO and General Manager movements
• And a reprieve for the four day working week experiment at UK councils

Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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The VLGA is an independent organisation supporting councils and councillors in good governance.

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Support the Roundup and get access to special episodes and regular breaking news updates by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

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 Davidson, the nationally recognised executive recruitment and business advisory service.

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A special edition of the Local Government News Roundup bringing you the latest results from Victorian council elections. Some shock results as more incumbents, including sitting mayors, are defeated.

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The VLGA is an independent organisation supporting councils and councillors in good governance.

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Support the Roundup and get access to special episodes and regular breaking news updates by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

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 Davidson, the nationally recognised executive recruitment and business advisory service.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found in the transcript, or by visiting the Roundup website.