Rubbish move, ICAC grilling, and a failed transparency push - #595

About this episode

The episode discusses various local government issues including rubbish collection changes, workplace bullying allegations, and recycling initiatives.

Send us Fan Mail On the Local Government News Roundup today: Merri-bek moving to fortnightly rubbish collectionMornington Peninsula to transition out of aged care service deliveryGreater Dandenong set to decide on deferring its glass recycling rolloutGail Connolly grilled about allegations of workplace bullyingTownsville’s mayor denies assault allegationsSouth Perth considers a request to extend the term of its local government monitorand what’s behind a sharp increase in canine euthanasia in...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Eddy

Topics covered

• rubbish collection
• workplace bullying
• recycling
• local government
• transparency
• canine euthanasia

Keywords

• rubbish collection
• workplace bullying
• recycling
• local government
• transparency
• canine euthanasia

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Merri-bek, Mornington Peninsula, Greater Dandenong, Townsville, South Perth

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