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On the Local Government News Roundup for 4th December 2024:

More councils call for action after a State Parliamentary inquiry
Councils get tough on illegal dumping and unregistered cat breeding
More NSW Council General Managers on the way out
The high cost of six code of complaints against one metro Sydney councillor
Case dismissed after a no show from a suspended Queensland mayor
An elector poll looming in Hobart over a controversial bike lanes project
A war of words over planning reforms in Western Australia
Embarrassment for a NZ Council with the inadvertent release of a confidential report

Plus former Glen Eira mayor Jim Magee joins Chris to talk about the recently released inquiry report and what it means for the future of the sector in Victoria.

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Councils get tough, the cost of complaints, and a "baseless" attack

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