Local Government News Roundup

• Bondi attack, misconduct, CEO appointments, and travel bills - #529

  Send us a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup Summer Series:Local government leaders respond to the horrific terror attack at Bondi BeachAn Arbiter finds Whittlesea councillor Aidan McLindon engaged in misconductPlus Council CEO appointments and extensionsThe passing of a long time local government leaderGold Coast mayor’s international travel bill comes under scrutinyand more of the latest news headlines from around the world of local government. Support the showThe 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.

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• Unplanned leave, historic leadership team, and escalating dysfunction - #528

  Send us a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Victoria’s mayoral election season is over as the last Council makes a historic decisionAlbury Council’s CEO takes unplanned leave amid financial crisisMaitland Council votes to return historic gaol to NSW GovernmentCity of Perth dysfunction escalatesBass Coast launches petition to secure MotoGP beyond 2026The reason behind a country mayor’s resignation revealedRedland City Mayor's scathing attack leaves officers in tearsA reprieve for flannelette shirts in Orange, and Kuala Lumpur's first woman mayor removed after 16 monthsPlus more news from across the world of local government in Australia and beyond. Support the showThe 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.

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• Beach security, bulldozing defence, and a distressing mistake - #527

  Send us a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Waverley Council ramps up security for an Bronte Beach Christmas bashPerth scraps a controversial workplace culture investigationMoreton Bay defends bulldozing of homeless camps in a Supreme Court human rights challengeHobsons Bay residents win permanent rights to stay after 2.5-year fight against evictionLatrobe City Council apologises after a cat is mistakenly euthanisedByron Shire urges NSW Government to purchase a former hospital site for affordable housingSA councils demand action on lithium-ion battery firesLondon councils spent over £500 million on consultancy firms, now structurally dependent on private contractors Support the showThe 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.

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• Levy backdown, mayor resigns, and a raffle debate - #526

  Send us a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A government back down on the controversial Emergency Services levyAlpine Shire’s mayor resigns after less than two weeks in the roleA rural NSW council commences a special rate variation processRowing clubs upset over a Sydney council’s swimming pool planTownsville's new mayor wins his first political testA Gold Coast councillor's raffle ticket purchase on a corporate card sparks policy debateHobart council to shift focus to compliance after a new AFL stadium is approvedAn infrastructure review reveals governance failures at a Tasmanian councilAll of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast. Support the showThe 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.

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• "Subverting democracy", councillors suspended and accosted - #525

  Send us a textIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A Merri-bek councillor to be suspended for misconductA councillor accosted in public over a controversial pool decisionThe NSW Council set to fly the Palestinian flagEnvironmental vandalism under investigation by Noosa CouncilA Queensland council’s calls for help with a recent crime spikeA South Australian mayor resigns, effective immediatelyand Perth’s Lord Mayor abandons a controversial workplace culture reviewAll of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.Plus we go live to Las Vegas in the states where Fergal Coleman from Symphony3 is at the AWS reInvent conference getting the lowdown of where AI technology is taking us in the very near future. Support the showThe 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.

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