Major project scrapped, a mayor breaks ranks, and a mass councillor resignation

Local Government News Roundup

English - May 12, 2024 21:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB
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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

The City of Melbourne scraps a $1.5B project, and rejects a major redevelopment near Marvel StadiumHume City Council to foot a half million dollar pool repair bill after an insurance claim is rejectedA plan to remove offensive graffiti within one hour under consideration in SydneySydney councils under fire over a legal challenge, waste charges and sinkhole managementA capital city mayor publicly criticises a decision of her own councilThe Queensland council criticised for locking the homeless out of public toiletsand a Canadian community left without local leadership after a mass resignation of councillors

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