Sleeping rough controversy, CEOs in the news, and an “unbelievably stupid” proposal

Send us Fan MailIn this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:Mornington Peninsula’s new CEOPort Phillip urged to reconsider a controversial sleeping rough proposalBuloke Council allows a festival to go aheadBallarat’s vandalism troubles continueThe results of Victoria’s first ever councillor census revealedA Bendigo director named CEO of Murray River CouncilA NSW Council CEO on leave as an investigation commencesSoutheast Queensland councils working overtime as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches, andAlarm bells for the sustainability of six South Australian councilsAll of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.The Local Government News Roundup is supported this month by LG Innovate 2026: the national AI summit for local government, hosted by Davidson, in partnership with Amazon Web Services.Local Government News Roundup listeners can purchase their tickets now at davidsonwp.com with the promo code “lgnews” for 15% off before the 21st of August. 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.