Local Government News Roundup

Failed countbacks and quorums, and a war on clever birds

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On the Roundup today,
Council meetings lapse for lack of a quorum;
A countback to fill an extraordinary vacancy fails to get a result…twice;
A Council resolution on Gaza to be subject to a rescission motion;
An aribter dismisses an application for a finding of misconduct against a rural mayor;
Councils try to outsmart clever birds;
A call in state parliament for a NSW council CEO to resign;
A council website declared the most accessible in Australia;
A new mayor elected in Cairns;
and a council deals a blow to the expansion plans of a grand slam tennis tournament.

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