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Unnecessary political pontificating, a costly payroll error, and e-bikes out - #617

• Chris Eddy • Season 6 • Episode 617

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

  • Hepburn’s governance crisis continues, as the council insists its budget is compliant
  • A $600,000 payroll error at the City of Stonnington
  • The end of e-bikes in Yarra
  • The sector calls for new disaster recovery funding arrangements to be scrapped
  • A NSW council CEO gets a new contract
  • A tense meeting in Cairns as the Mayor makes a second admission of wrongdoing
  • A councillor resignation in Townsville
  • and for the second consecutive episode, new CEO appointments in South Australia and Western Australia

Also today, National Growth Areas Alliance CEO Bronwen Clark talks to Chris about why the time is right for an emerging growth areas forum.

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