Vote tampering concerns, target missed, and resignation fallout

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On the Local Government News Roundup for Friday 15th November:

• Suspected vote tampering reported as Victorian council elections come to a close
• The sector falls short on gender equality targets for the state’s councillor cohort
• New leadership for the VLGA board
• Five more councils elect their mayors and deputy mayors for the new term
• Fallout from the shock resignation of Shoalhaven Council’s CEO
• Opposition ramps up to the NSW Government’s proposed ban of confidential councillor briefing sessions
• Tensions on the Gold Coast over an alleged information leak
• A Council GM quits due to serious health issues
• And the UK Government sets the cap for Council tax bills, and intervenes at another troubled council

Plus more from across Australia and beyond on the nation's #1 podcast for local government news and interviews.

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Hoofdstukken

1. Vote tampering concerns, target missed, and resignation fallout (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:31)

3. National Roundup (00:10:12)

4. Global Roundup (00:22:48)