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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Cricket pitch management under scrutiny after the tragic death of a local footballer
• The VLGA’s CEO resigns after nearly a decade
• Liverpool Council to sue the OLG over an alleged failure to act
• A governance reset hampered by a mayor’s extended absence
• AI traffic signals get the green light in Queensland
• A UK Council’s climate emergency vote delayed - due to extreme heat
• and we dig in to a new report on the use of AI in Victorian councils - and how governance is struggling to keep pace

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A councillor quits, triggering a by-election for Banyule Council
• Pressure on the Victorian government to scrap next year’s glass bin rollout plan
• A warning to NSW councils thinking about big rate increases
• New councillor access rules in Brisbane called an attack on transparency
• A Tasmanian Council GM resigns after turbulent times
• A rethink on Australia Day at Adelaide Hills
• A council CEO finds the devil in the detail of proposed new disaster recovery funding rules

and more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Hume’s Mayor condemns “unacceptable” violence
• Victoria’s Code of Conduct under fire for gagging councillors
• Kiama’s bid to forego a costly by-election blocked
• A NSW Council CEO set to retire
• A Queensland mayor’s warning over the government’s disaster funding shake-up
• A solid waste budget blunder in Tasmania
• A failed attempt to remove a WA Council mayoral car
• and a new Council CEO appointed in the NT

All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Campaspe CEO quits for a role in the city
• A council warning that data centres could derail housing plans
• A controversial paid parking plan scrapped by a Sydney council
• More councillors under scrutiny in a new ICAC public inquiry
• An eleventh hour call to ditch a costly by-election
• A new CEO for Charters Towers, and a WA shire council
• A council’s principled stand on event sponsorship reversed
• The UK peak body’s CEO resigns

And more local government news from around Australia and beyond.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A last minute extension for Kingston’s monitors
• Wangaratta flags its exit from aged care
• E-bike clutter targeted in NSW
• as Sutherland Shire deals with e-bike vandalism
• More big council budgets landed in Queensland
• New councillors incoming in Western Australia
• and a local authority chief tapped to become chief of staff for the UK’s likely new Prime Minister

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Hepburn Shire’s CEO resigns
• Pyrenees Shire chooses an interim, as its CEO prepares to retire
• Tributes flow after the passing of one the sector’s long serving community champions
• A win in the Blue Mountains over a contentious data centre proposal
• A boundary change set to take effect for two NSW councils
• Deadlines approach for tough budget decisions in Queensland
• A South Australian council challenges a tribunal ruling on CEO pay

Plus — a Whittlesea councillor who took an idea all the way from Melbourne's growth corridor to a TEDx stage in Houston, Texas. View a teaser of Christine Stow's TEDx talk here.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

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The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Stonnington backs a Supreme Court bid on activity centres
• A new role for a former LGV chief
• Port Phillip renames St Kilda Beach as Socceroos fever builds
• New meeting rules kick in for NSW councils
• A council ban lifted on a local radio station
• A Queensland mayor’s claims refuted by a state government department
• AI solutions rolled out in Mackay
• Major changes for Tasmanian councils move a step closer
• and the $100k bill for conduct complaints in Hobart

and more news from local government in Australia and beyond.

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

Support the show

The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Geelong fires back as the state moves to override local planning
• Ballarat budget deadlock broken by mayor’s casting vote
• A former MP lines up for the Kingston by-election
• A mayor accused of a policy “sleight of hand”
• Councils cut off water access over REZ supply fears
• A Queensland mayor resigns on health grounds
• A councillor resignation in Tasmania
• A five month delay for SA Council elections locked in

The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place.

Support the show

The 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; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.

Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.