Urgent boost, unfair funding, and a mayoral showdown - #599

Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1726495/fa...) Today on the Local Government News Roundup: • Mount Alexander taps its next CEO • A call for an urgent police boost in Ballarat • ICAC’s Parramatta inquiry wraps after six weeks • A rural council blasts its ‘unfair’ funding share • Redland backs a push for an independent review of a mayoral conduct dispute • A mayoral showdown set for Devonport • A WA council’s 40 per cent rate increase • and a New Zealand councillor reports death threats to police 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...)