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On the Local Government News Roundup for 16th December 2023,
A councillor injured after a council meeting in Melbourne turns violent;
A new CEO for Bass Coast, and a sudden departure for an Adelaide CEO;
Baw Baw Council cleared of wrongdoing after an independent investigation;
A Sydney mayor dismissed and barred from civic office for five years;
Calls for a NSW Council to be sacked after the sudden removal of its general manager;
A local council meeting in Ukraine disrupted by a grenade attack from within;
and the Canadian councillor sanctioned for attending a council meeting from a golf course.

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A subscriber-only update with the latest breaking local government stories, including news from Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Greater Geelong, Canada Bay, Upper Hunter, Newcastle, and Adelaide.

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On the Roundup today,
A new councillor for Maroondah and a resignation at Frankston;
The final mayoral election for the year has been conducted;
New anti-corruption measures to be trialled at a Melbourne council;
A bombshell announcement in South Australia with two councillors declared invalidly elected;
A NSW council’s shock decision to sack its general manager;
A Queensland mayor physically accosted after an official function;
and a NZ council calls in the police after receiving a threatening email.

Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas
In depth analysis of what’s happening in Israel—and why it matters everywhere.

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On the podcast today for 9th December 2023:
A Wyndham councillor set for suspension after a serious misconduct finding;
Greater Geelong’s new executive team sends ripples through three councils and a peak body;
Glenelg finally fills its two vacant councillor positions;
A council meeting gets fiery over calls for a suspended mayor to resign;
Conduct complaint findings against more councillors, including a Lord Mayor;
Another long-time Queensland mayor calls time ahead of local government elections;
UK councils join a growing backlash against plant-based only menus;
and the would-be councillor who lost an election by one vote - after forgetting to vote for himself!

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Breaking news for Roundup subscribers, including the latest from Greater Geelong, East Gippsland Shire, Glenelg Shire and the City of Canada Bay.

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Local Government News Roundup for 6th December 2023

Our top story today:

Strathbogie Shire Council has been suspended, with an administrator to oversee its governance functions until the next election. 

Also today:

The Chair Administrator’s term extended at Moira;

A by-election set for Greater Dandenong;

A mayor speaks out after white supremacists march in the streets of Ballarat;

Calls for tougher action against tree vandals in Sydney;

A reprieve for commercial dog walkers in Sydney’s Inner West;

Queensland Mayors make big decisions about Olympic and Commonwealth Games;

And councillors and senior executives removed from their positions at a troubled Canadian council.

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup,
Glenelg Shire finally fills one of two councillor vacancies;
A new CEO announced for Greater Shepparton;
Mayoral election results from Nillumbik and Darebin as election season nears its conclusion;
Councils mobilise to deal with flooding from the week’s wild weather;
A Sydney council stops work on a demerger proposal;
Councils court controversy with decisions on citizenship ceremonies and acknowledgements of country;
Social media activity gets more councillors in hot water;
and a US council to clear up confusion on how to correctly spell ‘councillor’.

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On the latest episode of the  Local Government News Roundup,
Election woes continue for two councils, with failed mayoral elections and countbacks this week;
Councillors at Brimbank claim the working environment is unsafe;
Flags at half-mast after the death of a current councillor;
The latest mayoral election results;
Ryde City Council makes a decision on its expensive hole in the ground;
A call for the NSW government to commit to funding for a council demerger;
A Council takes action after an alarming number of attacks on its staff;
A councillor reprimanded for threatening to put a female officer across his knee;
and much more council news from around Australia and across the globe.

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On Roundup Unfiltered, the extraordinary story of an unexpected collision of local government, whistleblowing and artificial intelligence.

Earlier this year, Brian Hood, the mayor of Hepburn Shire Council, took on AI giant ChatGPT, after it erroneously reported that he had a criminal record and had spent 30 months in jail.

For the first time, hear the full story of Brian Hood's fight against misinformation on a special edition of Roundup Unfiltered.

Boundless Insights - with Aviva Klompas
In depth analysis of what’s happening in Israel—and why it matters everywhere.

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On the Roundup today,
Council meetings lapse for lack of a quorum;
A countback to fill an extraordinary vacancy fails to get a result…twice;
A Council resolution on Gaza to be subject to a rescission motion;
An aribter dismisses an application for a finding of misconduct against a rural mayor;
Councils try to outsmart clever birds;
A call in state parliament for a NSW council CEO to resign;
A council website declared the most accessible in Australia;
A new mayor elected in Cairns;
and a council deals a blow to the expansion plans of a grand slam tennis tournament.

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