Beach security, bulldozing defence, and a distressing mistake - #527
Update: 2025-12-09
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- Waverley Council ramps up security for an Bronte Beach Christmas bash
- Perth scraps a controversial workplace culture investigation
- Moreton Bay defends bulldozing of homeless camps in a Supreme Court human rights challenge
- Hobsons Bay residents win permanent rights to stay after 2.5-year fight against eviction
- Latrobe City Council apologises after a cat is mistakenly euthanised
- Byron Shire urges NSW Government to purchase a former hospital site for affordable housing
- SA councils demand action on lithium-ion battery fires
- London councils spent over £500 million on consultancy firms, now structurally dependent on private contractors
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