E-scooter ban, vegetation levy, and disgraceful vandalism

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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Melbourne City Council pulls the pin on hire e-scooters
• A municipal monitor appointed to Horsham council
• A council alliance grouping relaunched under a new name
• A Melbourne council to explore a new levy to combat the practice of moon scaping
• Liverpool Council awaits a decision on its legal fight against the state government
• A warning from ICAC ahead of council elections next month
• The NSW council that has passed a motion condemning the state government.
• The destruction of hundreds of gravestones draws the anger of a local mayor
• A meeting of a Canadian council suspended due to an out-of-control gallery

Plus much more news from around the world of local government.

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1. E-scooter ban, vegetation levy, and disgraceful vandalism (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:23)

3. National Roundup (00:09:02)

4. Global Roundup (00:15:46)