Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

A sexist newspaper cartoon about a council CEO prompts a complaint to the Press Council
The number of Melbourne parks with confirmed asbestos increases to 19
Concerns that vulnerable residents will be left behind in a multimillion dollar housing estate redevelopment
A call for national standardisation of kerbside recycling bins
A council worker fined over a grader crash
Hobart’s new city councillor revealed
A mayor’s bid to decide a CEO appointment rejected by his council
Queensland councils facing a $2.2B infrastructure funding gap
And new research on the declining levels of trust in government at all levels in the UK

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Torn between two councils, and an 'old sexist trope'

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