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15th May 2022, Episode 123:
Today on the Local Government News Roundup, the shortlist for a new name for Moreland City Council released; room for improvement in council fraud controls; Gippsland wins the rights to a major state sporting event; a councillor convicted of prohibited behaviour is sentenced; a demerger proposal the subject of a late night council meeting in Sydney; Queensland Councils found to be in breach of legislation; and an investigation launched into a former council’s role in the Mascot Towers incident.

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