4th August 2021 (#44)

New episode

Coming up…Councils put the spotlight on homelessness during National Homelessness Week; a Queensland Mayor under investigation for alleged corrupt conduct; a successful local campaign to attract seasonal workers expands; a scathing report released into a council’s bushfire response;  and much more coming up on this edition of the Roundup, which is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, home of the VLGA Connect series of interviews and panel discussions, including a new episode in which we meet the Chair of Victoria’s Essential Services Commission, Kate Symons. 

Links:
Best practice LG guide for homelessness
Orange Door Network locations locked in
Pick Shepp to become Pick GV
Funding for Councils’ emergency management activities
ABC Radio coming to Geelong
South Gippsland Shire election timeline released
Cairns Mayor under investigation
Byron Shire tackling homelessness
Fremantle Traffic Bridge alignment welcomed
Scathing report into Wingecarribee response to bushfires
Bega Valley to redevelop art gallery
Lismore Workers Masters Games postponed
Pattern of bullying in South Gloucestershire
Wales struggling to staff essential services