Apr 07 2024 23 mins 3
Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
- More asbestos discovered in parks across Melbourne’s west
- Calls for an overhaul of the Victorian disaster payments system as councils are left out of pocket
- A council to stop issuing building permits, while another opts to stay in the aged care space
- The NSW council seeks a cash injection from the sale of a host of Council properties; while another to talk to its community about its serious and ongoing deficit problem
- And the mayor who wants council rangers to be able to arrest crime suspects
Plus more news from across the world of local government across Australia and beyond.
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