Podcast Episode Details

Name change, shock resignation, and dumping threat - #514

---

Season 5 Episode 514

---

Send us a text

In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Whittlesea street faces name change after royal title stripped
• Surf Coast’s vacant Torquay ward seat filled after second countback
• Victorian councils elect new mayors
• A ambitious plan to transform car parks into 18-storey apartment towers
• Shoalhaven Councillor appears in court and resigns immediately
• Clarence Valley’s Mayor condemns an MP for "misuse of parliamentary privilege"
• Shellharbour appoints its new CEO
• A heated cemetery debate in Queensland
• Residents threaten to dump rubbish at a council chambers over a cashless tip policy
• West Coast Council defends turnover as third of staff resign this year
• WA Local Government Minister announces new collaborative roundtables
• A UK Council spends £200,000 correcting a typing error

All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.

Support the show

The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, the national broadcaster on all things local government; with support from Symphony3 - simple, connected customer experiences.

Links for stories referenced in the podcast can be found in the transcript, or by visiting the Roundup website.

Support the Roundup and get access to special episodes and regular breaking news updates by becoming a subscriber for around $5 per month. ($3 USD) Click here to subscribe now.

---

Published on 1 week ago