Local Government News Roundup

Meetings disrupted, CEO terminated, and an extraordinary political attack

Season 5 Episode 421

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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

  • Council meeting disruptions: a gallery cleared, councillors walk out and another is evicted
  • Protests over a proposed 40% rate rise
  • A Council CEO terminated after an investigation
  • Putting the spotlight on illegal dumping
  • A peak body rejects claims that councils are responsible housing supply problems
  • and attempts to put a potential merger of two NZ councils back on the agenda

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

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