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Cool councils, sinkhole shock, and representative resignations - #535

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Cool councils, sinkhole shock, and representative resignations - #535
Jan 07, 2026 Season 6 Episode 535
Chris Eddy

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In this Summer Series edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

  • A call for government intervention over a bureaucratic bungle
  • The discovery of a sinkhole closes a popular sporting field
  • Long term councillors step down over the Christmas New Year break
  • A council removes illegally planted trees at a local beach
  • Another council exiting home care service delivery
  • And the US councillor placed under investigation, moments are being sworn-in

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