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Ben Blain discusses Regional Cities Victoria's $3B pitch for regional funding ahead of the state election, alongside insights from Auditor General Andrew Greaves on council audits.

With a state election just around the corner, Regional Cities Victoria has made a $3B pitch as part of its advocacy campaign to secure the future of regional Victoria. Chair of RCV and Mayor of Warrnambool City Council Ben Blain joins Chris Eddy to explain more about the campaign and where they think the funding is most required. Victoria’s Auditor General Andrew Greaves also drops by to discuss the annual report on councils’ audit performance, and gives his observations on what’s working we...

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