Open briefings, monitor call, and a procurement disruptor

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On the Friday 26th July edition of the Local Government News Roundup:

• A Victorian council set to open its briefing sessions to the public
• The high cost of asbestos clean-up in the western suburbs revealed
• Unhappy rural councillors make controversial calls
• A deputy mayor resigns three months out from elections
• Sydney councils in the news, as Liverpool goes to court, and police are called to Canterbury Bankstown
• In Queensland, strike action and a senior staff exodus making news
• A vandal goes on a rampage against a council building in Western Australia, and
• a look at a new disruptor in the market looking to shake things up in local government procurement.

Plus more news from across Australia and beyond in Australia's #1 podcast for local government news and interviews.
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1. Open briefings, monitor call, and a procurement disruptor (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:01:38)

3. National Roundup (00:08:07)

4. Global Roundup (00:18:11)

5. Interview: Michael Robinson, Local Government Contracts Australia (00:23:13)