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In this edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

Concerns over council finances persist, as the Victorian government’s Big Build is blamed for a growing sector skills shortage
A council closes the book on a misconduct investigation
A call to rename wards with Indigenous names rejected
Wollongong Council knocks back a debate on alleged police brutality
Gold Coast Council’s wage offer criticised for being too low
Mayoral contenders emerging in Tasmania
A WA Council chief subject to investigation,
A deputy shire president resigns, and
in the UK, a four year planning dispute ends in disappointment for actor Martin Clunes.

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

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Skills shortage, debate rejections, feral pigs and corellas - #557

Local Government News Roundup