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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Victorian-first housing initiative launched in Frankston
• Ballarat refutes claims about a waste processing tender
• The latest mayoral election results from around Victoria
• Liverpool’s Mayor on the stand at a public inquiry
• More NSW Councils considering special rate variations
• A Muswellbrook Shire Council community devastated by the loss of century-old hall;
• Deficient procurement processes under the microscope at Douglas Shire
• a proposal to merge Hobart and Glenorchy councils deferred to an elector poll.
• a former Town of Port Hedland councillor suing the Town and former colleagues in the Supreme Court;
• a major shakeup of New Zealand local government

Also today: Honours student Georgia Forde talks about her research into the barriers to achieving gender parity at the elected level in Victorian local government.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Council CEO allegedly assaulted in a dispute over planning applications
• A legal review prompts a tender process overhaul for a regional council
• Victorian mayoral elections heading into the home stretch
• The Sydney Lord Mayor’s housing feud with the Premier escalates
• A contentious vote on flags in the chamber at Federation Council
• A proposal to merge two Tasmanian councils on Hobart’s agenda this week
• A mayor reprimanded over treatment of the council’s general manager
• And bullying claims put the spotlight back on Adelaide City Council

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

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Peak bodies sound the alarm over Victoria’s planning overhaul
• New landslide erosion measures in Mornington Peninsula
• The Victorian Ombudsman finds government and council failures caused a retirement village flood disaster
• The result of the Townsville mayoral election is official
• A population boom in the City of Ipswich confirmed by new data
• A Hobart councillor takes Federal Court action
• A South Australian mayor’s term ended early by fellow councillors
• And a warning that new legislation could bankrupt some WA councils

Plus much more news from across the world of local government.

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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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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A rural mayor on leave after being caught drink driving in a council car
• Frankston appoints its first female CEO
• Injecting room reversal at Yarra
• More mayor and deputy mayor elections decided around Victoria
• A councillor working remotely from the other side of the country sparks criticism
• A sudden GM resignation shocks a NSW council
• Clarence Valley facing an alleged governance crisis
• A Christmas lights controversy at a South Australian council
• and a WA mayor apologises after a tree removal mistake

and much more news from across the world of local government.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Two Victorian Council CEOs are stepping down
• More Victorian mayoral elections results
• A Wyndham councillor embroiled in a diplomatic incident
• A call for major public transport upgrades
• A new Federal inquiry into local government funding
• Pressure to overturn Cumberland Council’s drag storytime ban
• Parramatta won’t appeal a Supreme Court decision overturning a councillor censure
• Gold Coast’s biggest ever development project moving forward
• and back to the polls for five NT Councils

Plus, LGPro President Sue Wilkinson on preparing for the local government workforce of the future.

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

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Mildura launches bold campaign for Melbourne's controversial Yellow Peril sculpture
• A council’s budget deficit slashed by $290M in under a year
• Kingston Council asked to consider role statements for its mayor and deputy
• A Council plan to slash rates for some, while hiking charges for others
• A pigeon baiting furore in a NSW town
• Wagga to save a century old bridge from Inland Rail
• Townsville’s waste collection woes, as its mayoral by-election is just days away
• Plus water recycling and SunSmart firsts in South Australia.

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

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Whittlesea street faces name change after royal title stripped
• Surf Coast’s vacant Torquay ward seat filled after second countback
• Victorian councils elect new mayors
• A ambitious plan to transform car parks into 18-storey apartment towers
• Shoalhaven Councillor appears in court and resigns immediately
• Clarence Valley’s Mayor condemns an MP for "misuse of parliamentary privilege"
• Shellharbour appoints its new CEO
• A heated cemetery debate in Queensland
• Residents threaten to dump rubbish at a council chambers over a cashless tip policy
• West Coast Council defends turnover as third of staff resign this year
• WA Local Government Minister announces new collaborative roundtables
• A UK Council spends £200,000 correcting a typing error

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

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Greater Dandenong mayor rejects independent workplace culture investigation
• City of Ballarat admits responsibility for a million dollar failed road repair
• North Sydney Council proposes rate increases up to 54% after previous rejection
• Gold Coast Council issued enforcement order after 7 million litres of sewage spills
• Queensland councils face $40,000 annual cost for weather data previously free from Bureau of Meteorology
• Former Town of Cambridge mayor loses appeal against code of conduct breach findings
• London boroughs face £4 billion funding gap with bankruptcy risk for up to half by 2028
• Mexican mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez shot dead during Day of the Dead celebrations

and more news from across the world of local government.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A $3M VCAT win for Glen Eira over the Melbourne Racing Club
• Battery storage push back in Baw Baw
• A costly infringement mistake in Yarra Ranges
• Aged care reforms place new obligations on councillors
• NSW’s most controversial councillor suspended for a third time
• Councils take a stand against new meeting rules
• Disaster role locked in for Queensland mayors
• A staff exodus raises concerns at a Tasmanian council
• and a call for compulsory voting at South Australian council elections

plus more new local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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