“Bureaucratic nightmare” - disaster funding, earthquakes and a dead whale
Update: 2025-09-16
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- Councillor numbers to be slashed under a new Tasmanian Government proposal for local government
- Victorian councils concerned about disaster funding delays, while NSW councils deal with earthquakes and a dead whale
- Port Phillip steps up advocacy on extended Grand Prix timelines
- A reprimand for Townsville’s suspended mayor
- A deputy mayor found in breach of conflict of interest rules
- A Council CEO resigns,
- and a WA Council’s future hangs in the balance
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