Incumbents battle, CEO quits, and book ban rejected

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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Mixed fortunes for sitting councillors seeking re-election across Victoria
• A Council’s CEO quits citing an untenable relationship with its mayor
• A proposed book ban rejected by a NSW council
• Councils concerned as the NSW government moves to legalise e-scooters
• Controversy in Queensland over a decision to fly the Pride flag
• Redundancies and a property sell off in Bundaberg
• A mayor forced to pay his own way for an overseas trip
• and a string of UK councils hit in a new wave of cyber attacks

Plus more from the world of local government across Australia and beyond.

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1. Incumbents battle, CEO quits, and book ban rejected (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:12)

3. National Roundup (00:08:38)

4. Global Roundup (00:14:39)