On the Local Government News Roundup for 6th February 2022:
Charges laid after an investigation into the 2020 Moreland City Council election; advocacy asks ramping up as a federal election looms; a groundbreaking smart city project gets underway in Brimbank; Hobart City Council moves to address concerns over its e-scooter trial; a NSW Council fined over the death of a volunteer; and a major Council construction project cancelled after the discovery of structural defects.
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Links to stories referenced in this episode:
Police statement re: Moreland City Council election investigation
Labor considers expelling councillor charged with vote tampering
Geelong to oppose poker machine application
Growing Suburbs funding to upgrade community facilities Yarra Ranges Council
State Government contributes to four key Casey projects
Peri Urban Group of Rural Councils election pitch
Rural Councils Victoria call for better digital infrastructure
5G garbage trucks driving the future of smart cities | Swinburne
Camden Council fined $750,000 after Men’s Shed member fatality | The National Tribune
Western Downs cancels MyALL 107 development
History made: Monaro Rail Trail agreement signed
Local governments encouraged to apply for grants to transition to three-bin FOGO service
$30 million kickstart for regional housing
Pool renamed to honour Olympic champion – City of Launceston
Whyalla Crime Stoppers SA partnership launched
Blue Mountains revenue taskforce announced
Baltimore County Could Save Between $88-$146M With More Efficient, Greener Government, Report Says – CBS Baltimore
Rotterdam to partly dismantle historic bridge for Jeff Bezos’s superyacht | Netherlands | The Guardian
3 takeaways from industry research on the ‘Great Resignation’ – PR Daily