Local Government News Roundup
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Local Government News Roundup
A call for calm, a hefty fine, and a big city crackdown - #626
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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:
- A call for calm from Mildura’s mayor after a shocking event in the town centre
- Hepburn Shire councillors back at work, and ready to appoint an interim CEO
- More Victorian councillors set to contest the state election
- A NSW council hits back after the OLG declines to act against one of its councillors
- A hefty fine for the illegal clearing of native trees in Sydney
- A Tasmanian council GM and Mayor at odds with a former state MP
- The deadline for NZ Council amalgamation proposals has arrived
- and how one of the world’s biggest cities is cracking down on illegal e-bikes
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