CEO health battle, mayoral updates, and illegal dumping crusade: ft.Martin Taylor, #518

Send us Fan MailComing up on the Local Government News Roundup for Wednesday, 19th November:Baw Baw Shire’s new CEO takes leave after breast cancer diagnosisThe Borough of Queenscliffe appoints an acting CEO for three monthsA Greater Bendigo councillor resigns citing work commitmentsMore Victorian councils announce new mayors and deputy mayorsMerri-bek scales back controversial cat curfew proposalNSW Premier meets with western NSW councils on a youth crime responseKu-ring-gai's alternative housing plan approved by the GovernmentTownsville has a new Mayor, as voters say No to Troy ThompsonMount Gambier Council attracts online ridiculeand a $2M bill for contaminated FOGO cleanup in Western AustraliaAlso today, a councillor’s crusade against illegal dumping - Martin Taylor has literally written the book on the issue and he’s here to tell us what he would do address the increasingly costly issue.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.