Chaotic meeting, rates boycott call, and a hiring freeze

Send us Fan MailIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Chaotic scenes as another council considers a major rate increaseAnd a former PM’s extraordinary call to boycott council ratesA council’s move to ensure political neutralityCompeting petitions on a name change proposal in DandenongA hiring freeze for one of the country’s largest councilsDysfunction brings a North Queensland council to a minister’s attentionAdelaide Council under fire over green space and parking plansand UK councillors step aside as a messaging scandal widensThe 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.