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ABC FeedsSuspended Townsville mayor hit with dismissal show-cause notice By Georgia Loney and Gabrielle Becerra MelletQueensland's local government minister tells state parliament that it "may be appropriate" to dismiss Troy Thompson based on Crime and Corruption Commission allegations. Mr Thompson now has 14 days to respond to a show-cause notice.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/suspended-townsville-mayor-troy-thompson-show-cause-notice/105787850" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/suspended-townsville-mayor-troy-thompson-show-cause-notice/105787850</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GeorgiaLoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeorgiaLoney</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GabrielleBecerraMellet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GabrielleBecerraMellet</a>

Cycling Europe<a href="https://www.cyclingeu.com/729002/17-09-2025-full-council/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cyclingeu.com/729002/17-09-2025-full-council/</a> 17/09/2025 Full Council <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Bicycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bicycling</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BicyclingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BicyclingUK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BicyclingUnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BicyclingUnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Biking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biking</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BikingUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikingUK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BikingUnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BikingUnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cycling</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CyclingOxfordUnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyclingOxfordUnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CyclingUk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyclingUk</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CyclingUnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CyclingUnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hackney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hackney</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HackneyCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HackneyCouncil</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InnerCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InnerCity</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LocalPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalPolitics</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#london</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LondonBoroughOfHackney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LondonBoroughOfHackney</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/municipal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#municipal</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedKingdom</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/urban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urban</a>

ABC FeedsMan tries to stop council application to remove 'therapy' roostersA South Australian council has taken a disability pensioner to court to remove his allegedly noisy roosters, but he has argued the council's application should not proceed because it is discriminatory and the birds are his "therapeutic" animals.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/therapy-roosters-owner-tries-to-halt-court-proceedings/105775968" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-18/therapy-roosters-owner-tries-to-halt-court-proceedings/105775968</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Animals</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pets</a>

ABC FeedsWA councils 'frustrated' as parliament rejects law to stop cats roaming By Jacqueline Lynch, Stan Shaw, and Rosemary MurphyThe WA parliament has intervened to stop a Perth council from bringing in fines for people who allow their cats to leave their properties.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/cat-confinement-laws-dismissed-perth-council-wa/105784434" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/cat-confinement-laws-dismissed-perth-council-wa/105784434</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cats</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JacquelineLynch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JacquelineLynch</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StanShaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StanShaw</a> # <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RosemaryMurphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RosemaryMurphy</a>

ABC FeedsCouncil to relocate starving wallabies from Victorian sanctuaryA council on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula has voted to relocate starving wallabies from The Briars wildlife sanctuary, rather than destroy them.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/vic-briars-wallabies-council-decision/105781992" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-17/vic-briars-wallabies-council-decision/105781992</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Animals</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EndangeredandProtectedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a>

Bi SasquatchICE has gone from being a legitimate immigration enforcement agency to a political intimidation group of thugs doing Trump's dirty work. Anyone can go online and purchase ICE patches, tactical gear, and a mask to impersonate an ICE agents. Point this out to your local city council and law enforcement agencies.<a href="https://c.im/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immigration</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LawEnforcement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawEnforcement</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Police</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a>

The Japan TimesThe organizer of the Osaka Expo is encouraging local governments and companies to reuse pavilion buildings and equipment including air conditioners and lighting, in line with its theme of sustainability. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/expo-reuse-pavilions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/16/japan/expo-reuse-pavilions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025osakaexpo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2025osakaexpo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localgovernment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airconditioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#airconditioners</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toilets</a>

ABC FeedsWA shire accused of 'gross mismanagement' makes final plea for future By Macey Turner and Jarrod LucasThe embattled Shire of Coolgardie waits to hear whether it will be suspended ahead of local government elections over concerns about financial and managerial mismanagement.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/shire-of-coolgardie-show-cause-notice-response/105774072" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/shire-of-coolgardie-show-cause-notice-response/105774072</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalElections</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MaceyTurner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaceyTurner</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JarrodLucas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JarrodLucas</a>

ABC FeedsBendigo residents asking 'what the hell happened to the writers festival?' By Emile PavlichA councillor is demanding answers from his own executive over the botched Bendigo Writers Festival, asking colleagues whether they want to be remembered as the council that "killed" it.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/bendigo-writers-festival-future-unclear-after-boycott/105773484" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/bendigo-writers-festival-future-unclear-after-boycott/105773484</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Censorship</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EmilePavlich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmilePavlich</a>

ABC FeedsSuspended Townsville mayor ordered to pay costs after breach of conduct By Georgia Loney and Meghan DansieTroy Thompson will be reprimanded and ordered to pay all costs after he was found to have breached the council's code of conduct.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/suspended-townsville-mayor-found-oic-breach-code-of-conduct/105773198" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/suspended-townsville-mayor-found-oic-breach-code-of-conduct/105773198</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LawCrimeandJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LawCrimeandJustice</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GeorgiaLoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GeorgiaLoney</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/MeghanDansie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MeghanDansie</a>

ABC FeedsTasmania to slash 60 councillors, boost pay, under proposed reforms By Adam LangenbergThe number of councillors in Tasmania would reduce from 263 to 203, a 23 per cent decrease, under a state government proposal, while pay would increase. The government says the move will be "cost neutral".<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/tas-councillors-cut-to-60-positions-proposal/105774562" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/tas-councillors-cut-to-60-positions-proposal/105774562</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AdamLangenberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdamLangenberg</a>

StrypeyOne of the biggest problems with local government in Aotearoa is that central government have devolved a whole lot of responsibilities to them, without passing on sufficient funding to fulfill them. So they either need to hike rates, increase council debt, or both. Or cut services.A lot of this is effectively creative accounting by govts. Moving public spending and debt onto someone else's balance sheet, so their own books look healthier come election time.(1/?)<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NZPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NZPolitics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a>

ABC FeedsCouncils told to take before-and-after photos to beg for road funding By Nethma Dandeniya and Sarah BucheckerVictorian councils say they are required to provide before-and-after photos of every 100 metres of road in order to be eligible for flood recovery funding.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/buloke-shire-flood-funding-pot-holes-delays-unsafe-roads/105733714" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-15/buloke-shire-flood-funding-pot-holes-delays-unsafe-roads/105733714</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Roads</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Floods</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GovernmentFunding</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NethmaDandeniya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NethmaDandeniya</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SarahBuchecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SarahBuchecker</a>

John FrenchSquamish council will consider prohibiting the sale of fireworks in the District of Squamish during the Sep. 16 Regular Meeting. A key factor is the mayhem that took place around the community Halloween night in 2024. <a href="https://squamish.civicweb.net/FileStorage/773AEE0B054447C79681505901D4481D-District%20of%20Squamish%20Fire%20Services%20Bylaw%202314,%20201.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://squamish.civicweb.net/FileStorage/773AEE0B054447C79681505901D4481D-District%20of%20Squamish%20Fire%20Services%20Bylaw%202314,%20201.pdf</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/localgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#localgovernment</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicsafety</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/halloween" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#halloween</a>

ABC FeedsWombat makes home in main street bowls club amid habitat loss By Eugene BoisvertA wombat has made its home in the main street of Robe, evidence of an influx of the animals in the South Australian fishing town.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/wombats-take-over-robe-south-australia/105763680" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/wombats-take-over-robe-south-australia/105763680</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Animals</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EndangeredandProtectedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegionalCommunities</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EnvironmentalManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalManagement</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EugeneBoisvert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EugeneBoisvert</a>

ABC FeedsThousands of new homes close to CBD could be coming for busy Sydney road By Rhiannon Soliman-MarronThe NSW government strikes a deal with Inner West Council to move forward with a plan to rezone sections of busy Parramatta Road that could see up the construction of up to 8,000 new homes.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/thousands-new-homes-could-be-built-sections-parramatta-rd-sydney/105768070" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-14/thousands-new-homes-could-be-built-sections-parramatta-rd-sydney/105768070</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HousingPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HousingPolicy</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/StateandTerritoryGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StateandTerritoryGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RhiannonSolimanMarron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RhiannonSolimanMarron</a>

ResearchBuzz: FirehoseGothamist: From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens are adjusting to the smartphone ban. “Polaroids, walkie-talkies and decks of cards: New York City teens said these are some of the hot items circulating in schools now that the statewide smartphone ban is in effect. … Fellow students reported a surge in Uno.”<a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban-gothamist/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/13/from-burner-phones-to-decks-of-cards-nyc-teens-are-adjusting-to-the-smartphone-ban-gothamist/</a>

ABC FeedsSuspended Townsville mayor found to have breached code of conduct By Jasmine HinesThe Office of the Independent Assessor found Mr Thompson breached conduct rules when circulating an email criticising another council worker's delays in responding to his request for legal funding.<a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/troy-thompson-mayor-townsville-conduct-breach/105769890" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-13/troy-thompson-mayor-townsville-conduct-breach/105769890</a><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LocalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalGovernment</a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JasmineHines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JasmineHines</a>

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