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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.

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