Deadlock broken, budget showdown, and an affront to local democracy - #598

Send us Fan MailToday on the Local Government News Roundup:Council workers march of the Victorian ParliamentMornington Peninsula’s mayoral deadlock brokenSouth Australia’s council elections to be put back five monthsAlbury Council floats a 40 per cent rate increase proposalNewcastle’s quarter of a million dollar fire cleanup billRate rises locked in, and a budget showdown, in Queenslandand a UK council in political limbo, unable to elect a new leaderThe 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.