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Five Years of the Roundup, plus reforms, recommendations and reflections – #566

  • The number of councillors to be cut in Tasmania, as the government unveils new sector reforms
  • A man fined for throwing coffee at a Victorian Council CEO
  • Geelong council under fire for considering the closure of leisure centre creches
  • A new report places council’s insurance claims processes under the microscope
  • A Council cyber attack heads to court, but will the perpetrators face justice?
  • A community gift turns into a legal investigation for a NSW Council
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