Contentious approval, political football, and no-trepass

Local Government News Roundup

Send us a text

On the Local Government News Roundup for Monday 19th August:

• An ex-footy star lines up for the Melbourne Lord Mayoral race;
• Approval granted for a contentious high rise Docklands development;
• Councils band together to call for united government action on housing;
• The weekend developments in the NSW council nominations fiasco;
• More councillors leave the Liberal Party, as long standing mayors flag retirement;
• Townsville Council makes a controversial decision and complains it has been used as a political football
• A South Australian Council CEO resigns
• The NT councillor issued with a no-trespass notice by her council - details emerge about her alleged offences
• and we find out about the City of Melbourne’s exciting Fishermans Bend Digital Innovation Challenge.

Support the show

Support the Roundup and get access to special episodes and regular breaking news updates by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.
The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Davidson, the nationally recognised executive recruitment and business advisory service.
Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found in the transcript, or by visiting the Roundup website.

Luvut

1. Contentious approval, political football, and no-trepass (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:25)

3. National Roundup (00:09:29)

4. Global Roundup (00:18:16)

5. Interview: Gemma Baxter, CoM Digital Innovation Challenge (00:22:06)