Vale Sarah Carter, plus budget troubles and the end of a long legal battle

Local Government News Roundup

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Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• The shock death of a local government star from Melbourne’s west
• Budget troubles continue at Horsham council
• Stormwater drainage concerns in Yarra Ranges,
• Nominations open for council elections in NSW, as more incumbent mayors bow out
• Workers walk off the job in Upper Lachlan Shire
• Controversial new meeting rules come into force at Brisbane City Council
• A long running legal battle comes to an end in Queensland.
• A new attempt to remove books from library shelves - this time in Western Australia
• and internal auditors sound alarm bells for UK local councils.

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1. Vale Sarah Carter, plus budget troubles and the end of a long legal battle (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:23)

3. National Roundup (00:09:13)

4. Global Roundup (00:18:23)