Signage controversy, housing concerns, and alarming incivility statistics

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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• More signage controversies as council elections enter the final week of voting
• Fears of lost ballots after an Australia Post truck is stolen
• A new poll suggests many are yet to make up their mind about who the next Lord Mayor of Melbourne should be
• Protests as the Victorian Government unveils new plans for housing around train stations
• The NSW government considering significant new planning changes to stimulate housing
• Accusations of a rigged vote raises concerns at a NSW regional council
• Another early term councillor resignation
• Townsville’s mayor under fire again
• and a local government minister steps down for mental health reasons.

Plus alarming new statistics from across the globe about the abuse and threats faced by councillors.
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Rozdziały

1. Signage controversy, housing concerns, and alarming incivility statistics (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:28)

3. National Roundup (00:07:18)

4. [Ad] Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies - The Beltway Briefing (00:09:37)

5. (Cont.) National Roundup (00:10:16)

6. Global Roundup (00:19:00)