Asbestos contamination spreads, and a "serious and ongoing deficit"

Local Government News Roundup

Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• More asbestos discovered in parks across Melbourne’s west
• Calls for an overhaul of the Victorian disaster payments system as councils are left out of pocket
• A council to stop issuing building permits, while another opts to stay in the aged care space
• The NSW council seeks a cash injection from the sale of a host of Council properties; while another to talk to its community about its serious and ongoing deficit problem
• And the mayor who wants council rangers to be able to arrest crime suspects

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

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