🔒 16th May 2021 (#21)

Local Government News Roundup

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Coming up in episode #21,
some Council reaction to the Federal Budget;
a major investment in trees for Melbourne’s west;
all councils to be part of a generational shift in the approach to mental health services;
lots of senior appointment news from around the country;
a fee increase determined for NSW councillors;
and lots more from around the world of local government this week.

The Local Government News Roundup is brought to you by the Victorian Local Governance Association, your go-to organisation for governance news, knowledge and training.

Links:
1. Casey welcomes budget money
2. Brimbank budget disappointment
3. 5,000 trees for Melbourne's west
4. New Moira Shire CEO
5. Horsham's nature and water play park funded
6. New Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner
7. Mental health budget investment welcomed
8. Funding boost for local roads and infrastructure
9. Central Highlands CEO resigns
10. Berrigan Shire CEO appointed
11. Merimbula airport extension approved
12. Bega Valley appoints acting CEO
13. Waterwise program for WA councils
14. New NSW rating system
15. Fee increase for NSW Councillors
16. Burnie Council cost cutting program; Tas State Government offers to help
17. US Cities infrastructure funding shortfall
18. UK prosperity index
19. Copenhagen's wooden neighbourhood

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