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Back to EpisodesRate cap breach, intervention and a tragic loss - ft.Anne-Marie Cade #524
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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:
- A second Victorian council in breach of the rate cap
- Hume Council wins VCAT action against illegal earthworks
- New figures show the chronic underfunding that is holding back housing development
- A proposal to fund Pride Month activities under fire
- A council backs away from a special rate variation plan
- The Queensland government to send an adviser into Redland Council
- The tragic death of a WA deputy shire president in a bushfire
All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.
Also today:
Conflict resolution expert and former mayor Anne-Marie Cade has been watching councils elect their mayors, and has advice for navigating what can be a challenging period for some.
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