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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

A Whittlesea street faces name change after royal title stripped
Surf Coast’s vacant Torquay ward seat filled after second countback
Victorian councils elect new mayors
A ambitious plan to transform car parks into 18-storey apartment towers
Shoalhaven Councillor appears in court and resigns immediately
Clarence Valley’s Mayor condemns an MP for "misuse of parliamentary privilege"
Shellharbour appoints its new CEO
A heated cemetery debate in Queensland
Residents threaten to dump rubbish at a council chambers over a cashless tip policy
West Coast Council defends turnover as third of staff resign this year
WA Local Government Minister announces new collaborative roundtables
A UK Council spends £200,000 correcting a typing error

All of that and more just ahead on Australia’s number one local government podcast.

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Name change, shock resignation, and dumping threat - #514

Local Government News Roundup