Governance emergency, urgent demands, and alleged undue influence - #588

Send us Fan MailComing up today:Victorian Councils press their advocacy priorities - with hooning, road conditions and police numbers among the demandsA governance emergency in New South Wales has councils scrambling to roll back new meeting rulesA NSW MP accused of undue influence on council operationsA new CEO appointed to run two Tasmanian councilsIn WA, a commissioner appointed to Carnarvon Shire, and a Council CEO calls timeA $400M housing incentive fund for NZ Councilsand another Canadian council looks to unwind climate emergency actionsThe 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.