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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• Victoria's biggest council election donors revealed
• Councils speak up to correct misinformation
• Counting the cost of damage from illegal NYE fireworks
• Councils fined for pollution incidents
• And an embattled councillor asked to repay legal and PR fees, and
• The council proposing to change its name

and much more news from across the world of local government on Australia's #1 local government podcast.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A new shadow local government minister in Victoria
• A councillor push to restore Australia Day activities on the Surf Coast
• Snowy Monaro councillors have questions for the local government minister
• Council alcohol policies in the news
• Renewed calls for a Tasmanian councillor’s resignation
• A panel of monitors on the way for Western Australia
• And councils consider their future under major reforms proposed in England

Plus special guest Brent McAlister, CEO of Northern Grampians Shire Council checks in after a recent bushfire emergency in the region.

To ensure all councils can comply with mandatory requirements, no matter their size or location, the VLGA is offering a special Councillor Professional Development (CPD) Intensives series.

Partner with three other councils and save more than 50% off the minimum cost of completing all 13 modules in Year 1.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• The MAV says Victoria’s latest rate cap highlights a flawed system
• Geelong’s monitors’ term expires with no news on what happens next
• Councils push back on kerbside glass recycling plans
• A change of leadership at LGNSW
• Another NSW General Manager resigns
• Plus: a demolition defended, a Council goes online amid safety concerns, and a City bans roosters after a run-in with a jogger!

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

To ensure all councils can comply with mandatory requirements, no matter their size or location, the VLGA is offering a special Councillor Professional Development (CPD) Intensives series.

Partner with three other councils and save more than 50% off the minimum cost of completing all 13 modules in Year 1.

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 24th December 2024:

• A new local government minister for Victoria
• Next year’s rate cap announced
• Ballarat prepares to support fire fighters
• The NSW local government minister defends a proposed ban on private councillor briefing sessions
• The Ipswich garbage collection strike is over
• CEO appointments in three states
• and the UK office of local government to be shut down

Plus more news from across the world of local government.

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On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

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

• More monitor appointments extended
• Another Council reverses course on Australia Day
• As councils hold their first meetings of the new term, advocacy positions are reaffirmed, and meeting times are reviewed
• A serious financial crisis at Liverpool
• A performance improvement order flagged for a NSW council
• New CEO appointments in NSW and Queensland
• and major local government reforms announced in the UK and New Zealand

Also today, councillors in NSW will soon be required to stand for the mayor, while a mayor in another state under fire for ordering a councillor to sit down.

It's the first of our bumper Summer editions of the Local Government News Roundup

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On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

  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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On the Local Government News Roundup for 13th December 2024:

• Monitors extended at Brimbank
• A new Secretary of DTP announced
• A council demerger called off
• Councils unite on a Metro fast track call
• Cairns Council says NO to flouride
• A walkout brings a Tasmanian council meeting to an abrupt end
• The end is nigh for Launceston’s popular macaque monkeys, and
• Councillors call for Scotland’s largest council to be broken up

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com

On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

  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.

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

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 11th December 2024:

• Greater Geelong reconsidering its position on Australia Day
• The first councillor resignation of the new term in Victoria
• A push to deal with childcare deserts in the south-west
• The Sydney councillor taking his own council to court
• A council CEO to depart in Queensland and two new appointments in South Australia
• The historic equal play claim result at a UK council
• and a US council suing two of its members over ‘dysfunctional and raucous’ behaviour

and more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com

On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

  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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On the Local Government News Roundup for 9th December 2024:

• Concerns over a leaked recording of a Council’s confidential discussions
• A local mayor condemns last week’s attack on a Jewish synagogue
• Warrnambool City Council addresses social media controversy about its beloved Maremma dogs
• A councillor call for a wide ranging review of Newcastle City Council
• Futuristic new e-scooters arrive in Townsville
• A council’s planning officers arrested in the UK

and more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com

On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

  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.

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

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 6th December:

• Councils unite on healthcare demands
• A council CEO resigns and more senior exec news
• A corrupt conduct finding from ICAC against a former council manager
• Deadlines on housing approvals for Sydney councils
• Another Parliamentary report calls for changes to the council rating system, and
• A push to remove an acting mayor from office

Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com

On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

  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.

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

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On the Local Government News Roundup for 4th December 2024:

• More councils call for action after a State Parliamentary inquiry
• Councils get tough on illegal dumping and unregistered cat breeding
• More NSW Council General Managers on the way out
• The high cost of six code of complaints against one metro Sydney councillor
• Case dismissed after a no show from a suspended Queensland mayor
• An elector poll looming in Hobart over a controversial bike lanes project
• A war of words over planning reforms in Western Australia
• Embarrassment for a NZ Council with the inadvertent release of a confidential report

Plus former Glen Eira mayor Jim Magee joins Chris to talk about the recently released inquiry report and what it means for the future of the sector in Victoria.

Learn more about SmartGlue at www.symphony3.com

On Tuesday, 22 July the VLGA and LGIU will host the next in its series of Global Executive Live Panels for 2025.

This webinar will explore the topic of Building the Local Economy and will be held online from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Panellists include:

• Dr Angela Jackson, Commissioner (Social Policy), Australian Productivity Commission
• David Marlow, Chief Executive, Third Life Economics 
• Merryn Tinkler, Manager Economy & Culture, Mount

  Support the show

  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.

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

  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.