Benched again, red fleet win, and gutter politics - #596
Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726495/fa...) Today on the Local Government News Roundup: • New allegations in the Hepburn Council court saga • Wyndham’s mayor digs in further • A Knox councillor benched again • A red fleet cost win for NSW councils • Muswellbrook Council wants the Hunter transition paused • Flights suspended in Orange, and the local mayor is not happy • Gold Coast council’s wage battle heats up • A Tasmanian mayor calls out gutter politics • and new arrests in a UK Council corruption probe Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726495/su...) The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association (https://www.vlga.org.au/) , the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 (https://www.symphony3.com/) - simple, connected customer experiences; and Rath Engineering Development (https://www.rathed.com.au) - smarter local government systems built from real on-the-ground experience. Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found in the transcript, or by visiting the Roundup website (https://www.lgnewsroundup.com) . Support the Roundup by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726495/su...)

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