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Mayors stepping down, forced garbage collections, and a mass CEO exodus – #627

  • Casey’s mayor to step down to contest the state election
  • The Victorian opposition says it will force weekly rubbish collections on Councils
  • The Mayor of Shoalhaven takes leave after a serious health diagnosis
  • A Sydney council looking to make English signage compulsory in local businesses
  • A leaked report uncovers decades of water and sewerage neglect at Redland Council
  • The death of a serving councillor in Tasmania
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