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On the Local Government News Roundup for 19th December 2024:

More monitor appointments extended
Another Council reverses course on Australia Day
As councils hold their first meetings of the new term, advocacy positions are reaffirmed, and meeting times are reviewed
A serious financial crisis at Liverpool
A performance improvement order flagged for a NSW council
New CEO appointments in NSW and Queensland
and major local government reforms announced in the UK and New Zealand

Also today, councillors in NSW will soon be required to stand for the mayor, while a mayor in another state under fire for ordering a councillor to sit down.

It's the first of our bumper Summer editions of the Local Government News Roundup

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Stand up for the mayor - plus monitors, CEOs and major reforms

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