Today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• Municipal monitors announced for yet another Victorian council
• A new site determined for a controversial Harry Potter event in Mornington Peninsula Shire
• A sacked Sydney mayor launches a legal challenge against an ICAC ruling
• Two Victorian councils commence their search for a new CEO, and a long time NSW GM calls time
• A long running dispute over library services resolved
• Nominations close for Queensland’s local government elections
• Tasmanian councils prepare their wish lists for an early state election
• A WA council backs down on an overseas trip
• And a UK council admits a regrettable lack of control over payments to an internet prankster

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