Another mayor suspended, higher rate cap approved, and a call to ‘lift the tone’

Send us Fan MailIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A rural mayor suspended after an arbitration processHepburn gets the all clear for a 10 per cent rate increaseIntense debate over a controversial inner city artworkMore councils join the fight against a new state government taxA Sydney council calls for new planning rules to be suspendedProtests against another Queensland council’s homelessness approachAnother council exiting from aged care servicesand a new campaign to “Lift the Tone” as abuse and intimidation takes a tolland more local government news from across Australia and beyond.The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by the National Growth Areas Alliance “Emerging Growth Areas Forum. Tuesday, 4th August at Hume City Council Town Hall in Broadmeadows, running alongside the NGAA National Congress. Registration is open now to all local governments — head to the NGAA website - ngaa.org.au - to secure your place. Support the showThe 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 Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience.Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found by visiting the Roundup website.Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.