“Lower the temperature,” dysfunctional councillors, and a landslide win - #576

Send us Fan MailIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:a landslide win for Newcastle’s new Lord Mayorcouncillors plan a motion of no-confidence in Wyndham’s mayora $3B election call from a group of regional councilsa mayor calls for a lowering of the temperature after a family car is firebombeda councillor sensationally resigns, branding her colleagues as dysfunctionala last minute settlement of an unfair dismissal claim at a Tasmanian council, anda first of its kind deepfake detection pilot launched in England ahead of local electionsPlus the Roundup Flashback machine takes us back 12 months to see what was making news this time last yearThe 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.