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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A regional mayor steps down ahead of a run for State Parliament
• The state opposition pledges to scrap the mandatory glass recycling bin rollout
• A NSW mayor and a councillor censured,
• While two councillors in two different states have been ejected from council meetings
• Worksafe charges a Tasmanian council over a fatal workplace incident
• An Adelaide councillor resigns, and is set to challenge for the Lord Mayor’s position
• Plus a WA Shire President to step down,
• and local government reorganisation decisions announced in England.

Plus Chris Weber and Simon Adcock are here to preview an upcoming Symphony3 webinar on successful IT project delivery in local government.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Hepburn’s governance crisis continues, as the council insists its budget is compliant
• A $600,000 payroll error at the City of Stonnington
• The end of e-bikes in Yarra
• The sector calls for new disaster recovery funding arrangements to be scrapped
• A NSW council CEO gets a new contract
• A tense meeting in Cairns as the Mayor makes a second admission of wrongdoing
• A councillor resignation in Townsville
• and for the second consecutive episode, new CEO appointments in South Australia and Western Australia

Also today, National Growth Areas Alliance CEO Bronwen Clark talks to Chris about why the time is right for an emerging growth areas forum.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Hepburn Shire Council crippled by councillor stand-downs, in what the council calls a purposeful manipulation of the Local Government Act - the latest on the governance crisis is coming up
• Plus new court action against the government, this time from Boroondara Council
• A NSW councillor suspended from office
• Blacktown opts for a reduced special rate variation
• Gold Coast Council’s CEO seeks legal advice on a proposed leadership review
• New Council CEOs appointed in South Australia and Western Australia

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

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Governance Crisis Deepens at Hepburn - Now the Mayor has Been Stood Down
• A Court Orders Penalties and Dogs Destroyed After an Attack
• Casey Flags Green Wedge Alarm
• A Mayor Moves to Quell Wind-Farm “Heavy Haul” Fears
• A Controversial Traffic Plan Reversed After Community Backlash
• Hobart Councillors Warned Over “Demeaning” Conduct
• A Sacked CEO Launches Legal Action
• And a Warning for SA Councils Over Confidential Information Leaks

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Tributes flow after the death of a Greater Bendigo councillor
• Melton’s push for rail electrification ramps up after a V/Line outage
• Liverpool Council awaits a crucial inquiry report
• A $30,000 fine for Blue Mountains Council over a toxic spill
• A second misconduct finding in a month for Cairns’s Mayor
• An insurance payout dispute in Launceston
• Adelaide Hills parts ways with its CEO
• and more super council proposals put forward in New Zealand

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Greater Shepparton fraud probe - seven men interviewed;
• A Macedon Ranges worker loses a work from home challenge
• Another aged care service exit confirmed
• Council overruled on Wollongong tower project
• Politic opportunism accusations from a mayor’s family
• Hobart’s Lord Mayor and the Tasmanian Premier at odds
• A monitor installed at another WA council
• Plus body-worn cameras - how one council has updated its policy in the face of rising aggression towards council officers - South Burnett Regional Council CEO Mark Pitt is Chris's guest on Roundup Extra.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Cricket pitch management under scrutiny after the tragic death of a local footballer
• The VLGA’s CEO resigns after nearly a decade
• Liverpool Council to sue the OLG over an alleged failure to act
• A governance reset hampered by a mayor’s extended absence
• AI traffic signals get the green light in Queensland
• A UK Council’s climate emergency vote delayed - due to extreme heat
• and we dig in to a new report on the use of AI in Victorian councils - and how governance is struggling to keep pace

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A councillor quits, triggering a by-election for Banyule Council
• Pressure on the Victorian government to scrap next year’s glass bin rollout plan
• A warning to NSW councils thinking about big rate increases
• New councillor access rules in Brisbane called an attack on transparency
• A Tasmanian Council GM resigns after turbulent times
• A rethink on Australia Day at Adelaide Hills
• A council CEO finds the devil in the detail of proposed new disaster recovery funding rules

and more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup: 

• Hume’s Mayor condemns “unacceptable” violence
• Victoria’s Code of Conduct under fire for gagging councillors
• Kiama’s bid to forego a costly by-election blocked
• A NSW Council CEO set to retire
• A Queensland mayor’s warning over the government’s disaster funding shake-up
• A solid waste budget blunder in Tasmania
• A failed attempt to remove a WA Council mayoral car
• and a new Council CEO appointed in the NT

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

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Campaspe CEO quits for a role in the city
• A council warning that data centres could derail housing plans
• A controversial paid parking plan scrapped by a Sydney council
• More councillors under scrutiny in a new ICAC public inquiry
• An eleventh hour call to ditch a costly by-election
• A new CEO for Charters Towers, and a WA shire council
• A council’s principled stand on event sponsorship reversed
• The UK peak body’s CEO resigns

And more local government news from around Australia and beyond.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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

Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.