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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Melbourne City Council pulls the pin on hire e-scooters
• A municipal monitor appointed to Horsham council
• A council alliance grouping relaunched under a new name
• A Melbourne council to explore a new levy to combat the practice of moon scaping
• Liverpool Council awaits a decision on its legal fight against the state government
• A warning from ICAC ahead of council elections next month
• The NSW council that has passed a motion condemning the state government.
• The destruction of hundreds of gravestones draws the anger of a local mayor
• A meeting of a Canadian council suspended due to an out-of-control gallery

Plus much more news from around 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

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup,

• The second sudden death of a Victorian councillor in one week
• The CFMEU pulls the pin on its bid to represent Geelong council workers
• Election campaign donations in the spotlight
• A mayor arrested and charged with domestic violence offences
• A new collaboration agreement for the NSW state and local government
• A Queensland council in dispute with the state government
• and a UK councillor in custody amid allegations of inciting murder

Plus much 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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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A heritage nomination process at a Melbourne council prompts claims of racism
• New recycling standards set to change what you can put in your bins
• A call for urgent transport improvements in Melbourne’s north
• Liverpool’s case against the NSW government underway in court
• More strife for incumbent mayors at Sydney councils
• Queensland council workers the latest to take strike action
• A new pay deal for Gold Coast council worker
• A council asked to erect a statue of Julian Assange
• Drones deployed in a US city to warn of impending storms, 
• and two New Zealand councils take different paths on Maori wards.

Plus more local government news from around Australia and across the world.

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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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• The shock death of a local government star from Melbourne’s west
• Budget troubles continue at Horsham council
• Stormwater drainage concerns in Yarra Ranges, 
• Nominations open for council elections in NSW, as more incumbent mayors bow out
• Workers walk off the job in Upper Lachlan Shire
• Controversial new meeting rules come into force at Brisbane City Council
• A long running legal battle comes to an end in Queensland.
• A new attempt to remove books from library shelves - this time in Western Australia
• and internal auditors sound alarm bells for UK local councils.

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 Monday 5th August edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• No monitor for Northern Grampians
• An historic joint meeting of three northeast councils planned
• Warrnambool set for its biggest ever live music event
• Alarm about alleged falsified environmental samples on development sites in NSW
• A council at odds over its alcohol for councillors policy
• A South Australian council goes to court to protect its data
• A state government backs away from statewide cat registration.
• A councillor found in breach of conduct rules over social media use
• A joint council overseas trip under scrutiny
• and riots in UK cities have local leaders on alert.

Plus lots more from around Australia and across the world of local government.

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 2nd August 2024:

• Councils across the country react to the Rex Airlines crisis
• CEO appointments for two regional Victorian councils
• A CEO defends the editing of a council meeting recording
• Parramatta claims a win at NCAT over one its own councillors
• A Sydney council to remove poker machines from venues it owns
• Legal action tipped for Townsville’s mayor against the council, and
• Details of a Qld CEO’s mysterious departure revealed
• the biggest new development in South Australia in 70 years announced, 
• and the UK council forced to do its bookkeeping manually, at a huge cost.

Plus more local government news from around 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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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A council CEO makes a stand in court against gendered abuse
• A controversial planning decision in Port Phillip to be challenged at VCAT
• Dog owners warned after a spate of attacks in Victorian and Queensland LGAs
• A call for more resourcing for Victoria’s local government inspectorate
• A Sydney councillor taking her council to the Supreme Court
• A so-called ‘view tax’ catches Gold Coast apartment owners by surprise
• A controversial wind farm project gets council approval in Tasmania, 
• A UK council rejects cancel culture, 
• and outrage in the Mediterranean after a local official asked residents to stay indoors.

Plus special guest Greg Box, CEO of Bass Coast Shire Council, talks to Chris about an award winning public building, project management excellence, and the tv show set to promote Bass Coast to the world.

The VLGA and LGIU are hosting their next Global Executive Live Panel on Thursday 22 May from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Addressing a pressing issue for local government, this webinar will explore the experiences and lessons from local government across the globe when it comes to Civility in Public life.

Councillors and staff are increasingly tackling issues stemming from rising levels of negative, abusive and sometimes threatening rhetoric. Hear from experts from around the world about what t

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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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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• An extension of time for monitors at Moonee Valley
• Northern Grampians Council returns serve to a councillor’s call for a monitor
• Glen Eira hails a win for the community with a new cycling project
• A retiring former mayor un-retires
• Liverpool Council claims a win in round one against the State Government
• A Queensland deputy mayor eyes a seat in State Parliament
• Dorset Council awaits a minister’s ruling after a Board of Inquiry
• Adelaide’s mayor defends high staff turnover figures, and
• a WA councillor refusing to attend mandated inclusivity training.

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

The VLGA and LGIU are hosting their next Global Executive Live Panel on Thursday 22 May from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Addressing a pressing issue for local government, this webinar will explore the experiences and lessons from local government across the globe when it comes to Civility in Public life.

Councillors and staff are increasingly tackling issues stemming from rising levels of negative, abusive and sometimes threatening rhetoric. Hear from experts from around the world about what t

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 Friday 26th July edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Victorian council set to open its briefing sessions to the public
• The high cost of asbestos clean-up in the western suburbs revealed
• Unhappy rural councillors make controversial calls
• A deputy mayor resigns three months out from elections
• Sydney councils in the news, as Liverpool goes to court, and police are called to Canterbury Bankstown
• In Queensland, strike action and a senior staff exodus making news
• A vandal goes on a rampage against a council building in Western Australia, and
• a look at a new disruptor in the market looking to shake things up in local government procurement.

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

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

• A rate freeze explored as a metro mayor calls for changes to rate capping
• A regional mayor announces retirement
• Liverpool confirms it will legally challenge suspension by the state government
• The plan to bring a council out of a long period of administration
• A raft of recommendations to be implemented after a review of Queensland’s council elections
• A call for a greater role for councils in planning renewable energy projects.
• Another NT council placed under administration
• the UK council that lost track of nearly £2M in petty cash
• and a warning of a “stinking Scottish summer” as unions threaten industrial action against councils

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

The VLGA and LGIU are hosting their next Global Executive Live Panel on Thursday 22 May from 5.30pm to 7pm.

Addressing a pressing issue for local government, this webinar will explore the experiences and lessons from local government across the globe when it comes to Civility in Public life.

Councillors and staff are increasingly tackling issues stemming from rising levels of negative, abusive and sometimes threatening rhetoric. Hear from experts from around the world about what t

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.