Flawed approach, reforms amended, and legal action contemplated

Local Government News Roundup

English - June 18, 2024 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

Victorian sector reaction to proposed new housing targetsResistance to a CFMEU infiltration at Greater GeelongNew conduct reforms pass the upper house with amendmentsHornsby Shire considers legal action against the NSW governmentRenewed calls for Townsville’s mayor to step down about another social media outburstA Council GM appointed and a CEO resigns to head interstatePlus the first-ever directly elected mayor of Limerick, protests over budget cuts in Birmingham, and Canada’s longest election ballot paper ever

Plus more of the latest news from around the world of local government.

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