A councillor exodus, the prayer dropped, and new CEO announced
Local Government News Roundup
English - October 24, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBPolitics News Government local government councils mayors councillors ceos general managers news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On the Roundup today, 25th October 2023,
A councillor exodus continues at two Victorian councils;
A council drops the prayer from its meetings for legal reasons - will others follow?
Greater Bendigo appoints its new CEO;
A Victorian council bucks the trend on aged care service delivery;
Sydney councils court controversy over their stance on conflict in the Middle East;
A QLD council hits out at rumours about the status of its CEO;
Results come in from the WA local government elections
And NZ councils criticised for holding councillor workshops behind closed doors.
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