Cool councils, sinkhole shock, and representative resignations - #535

Send us Fan MailIn this Summer Series edition of the Local Government News Roundup:A call for government intervention over a bureaucratic bungleThe discovery of a sinkhole closes a popular sporting fieldLong term councillors step down over the Christmas New Year breakA council removes illegally planted trees at a local beachAnother council exiting home care service deliveryAnd the US councillor placed under investigation, moments are being sworn-inThe 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.