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Sponsored Content LG Innovate 2026, Australia’s national summit on artificial intelligence in local government, will be held at Melbourne Town Hall on 2 and 3 September. Now in its third year, the summit is hosted by Davidson in partnership with AWS, with support from TechOne and the City of Melbourne. Davidson senior partner Vanessa Huxley […]
Continue ReadingBody-worn cameras are becoming a familiar sight among council compliance staff — rangers, parking officers, local laws and environmental health officers — as councils look for ways to protect frontline staff and de-escalate difficult interactions with the public. But adoption isn’t uniform: some larger councils have already rolled cameras out, while many smaller councils are […]
Continue ReadingAs the Local Government News Roundup podcast moves into its sixth year, we’re celebrating with a brand new website. More news and useful resources, delivered in a fresh, bespoke new site, developed by Rath Engineering Development. Our Resource Hub includes listings of all mayors from local governments across Australia, as well as Victorian CEO appointments […]
Continue Reading🎉 A huge achievement for the Local Government News Roundup. This little podcast has now surpassed 100,000 downloads! A significant milestone for a niche podcast. 🎉 Thanks everyone for the support – every listener and subscriber who has helped make the Roundup a go-to source for news and interviews about local government people and projects […]
Continue ReadingThe Local Government News Roundup is on a break from regular episodes. Listen out during the month of September for our Well Travelled Executive Series of special episodes. There’ll be a new episode released every Sunday morning. Regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday news updates will return in early October.
Continue ReadingThe Local Government News Roundup podcast is excited to have Snap Send Solve on board as a supporting sponsor. Snap Send Solve is the app that helps councils and authorities across Australia and New Zealand simplify the reporting of issues that need addressing in your community. Here’s an opportunity to find out more about how […]
Continue ReadingFrom today, Friends of the Roundup subscribers will receive access to special breaking news updates between regular episodes of the podcast. In three minutes or less, you’ll be up to date on key local government stories from across Australia. It’s another way to say thank you to our Friends of the Roundup subscribers, who also […]
Continue ReadingLocal Government News Roundup listeners can now support the podcast by becoming a subscriber. For just $5 per month, subscribers have access to special episodes and the entire back catalogue of Roundup episodes. It’s one way to show your support for the work that goes into producing high quality, twice-weekly episodes of local government news […]
Continue ReadingThe Local Government News Roundup has cemented its place as Australia’s no.1 podcast for local government news and views. 2022 was the first full year of the podcast, after launching in March 2021. During the course of the year, the Roundup made the top 50% of all Buzzsprout-hosted podcasts (based on average downloads during the […]
Continue ReadingOver on the VLGA Connect Youtube and podcast channels, there’s some terrific new local government content. In episode 285, Chris Eddy speaks with Greg Hannan from Powercor about a new report that looks at how communities and councils can plan for and implement neighbourhood battery projects. The report looks at the various uses for batteries, […]
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