Smith resigns, Cowley moves, and no legal challenge

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On the Local Government News Roundup for Wednesday, 21st August 2024:

• Nine councils join forces in a new waste to energy initiative
• A Melbourne Council CEO stepping down, and the new gig for a South Australian CEO revealed
• A heritage win for Indigo Shire Council
• The NSW Liberals drop their threat of legal action over the council election nomination process
• 14 NSW councils affected by insufficient candidate nominations
• A council accused of bringing in an Indigenous treaty by stealth
• A mayor’s apology heads off an investigation
• Adelaide City Council makes its decision on a request to add Breaker Morant’s name to an Adelaide War Memorial;
• and a UK council’s swearing in the street fine facing a legal challenge.

Plus more local government news from across Australia and beyond.

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1. Smith resigns, Cowley moves, and no legal challenge (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:25)

3. National Roundup (00:08:56)

4. Global Roundup (00:17:51)