Local Government News Roundup
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Local Government News Roundup
Thomas resigns, a sad loss, and tough budget decisions loom - #607
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
- Hepburn Shire’s CEO resigns
- Pyrenees Shire chooses an interim, as its CEO prepares to retire
- Tributes flow after the passing of one the sector’s long serving community champions
- A win in the Blue Mountains over a contentious data centre proposal
- A boundary change set to take effect for two NSW councils
- Deadlines approach for tough budget decisions in Queensland
- A South Australian council challenges a tribunal ruling on CEO pay
Plus — a Whittlesea councillor who took an idea all the way from Melbourne's growth corridor to a TEDx stage in Houston, Texas. View a teaser of Christine Stow's TEDx talk here.
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