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On the Local Government News Roundup for 5th July 2024:

• Council frustrations with Suburban Rail Loop planning
• Integrity concerns raised over grant funding at two Melbourne councils
• Greater Geelong’s mayor to visit South Korea
• Alarming figures from a police blitz on family violence offences
• A critical waste management issue in Sydney
• NSW housing reforms delayed
• Three Kiama councillors respond after being referred to ICAC by their Council CEO.
• Townsville’s mayor returns to work, prompting renewed calls for his resignation
• Challenges for UK councils running polling booths for the country’s snap general election
• and the NZ council saving $3,000 per day on road construction projects.

Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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