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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Government housing announcements take councils by surprise
• Victoria’s development contributions schemes to be overhauled
• Advocacy wins for growth and fringe councils - we find out more from a council CEO
• Differing views on the voting power of Melbourne’s businesses
• New regulations arrive for Victoria’s new councillor conduct regime
• Tributes on the passing of a long-time civic leader
• The NSW mayoral election jigsaw is almost complete
• Townsville’s mayor to challenge the government’s attempts to remove him
• Speculation about a Council CEO’s future
• Acouncil and state government at odds over the use of AI, and
• the New Zealand government announces its intervention measure for Wellington City Council, while other councils worry about who might be next.

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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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