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Overcrowding, objections, appointments and mass resignations

Local Government News Roundup

English - January 09, 2024 20:00 - 12 minutes - 8.46 MB
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On this all-new summer edition of the Local Government News Roundup, 
Concerns about overcrowding of holiday spots on the Surf Coast;
A new councillor elected at Melbourne’s Glen Eira Council;
While a sitting councillor has passed away in New South Wales;
A former mayor makes an election pledge to get rid of ‘welcome to country’ and smoking ceremonies;
A Queensland council mobilises to plan for a pending closure of mining operations;
A WA council rejects a proposal for dual naming of a local river;
And why has the entire council of a town in Florida resigned?

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