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Electronics seized after reports of hidden cameras in town hall change rooms
By Tamara Clark

Victoria Police seize a range of electronic devices after reports of hidden cameras in the change rooms at Horsham Town Hall.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/horsham-town-hall-electronics-seized-reports-cameras-changerooms/106561328

#Police #LocalGovernment #TamaraClark

Electronics seized after reports of hidden cameras in town hall change rooms

Victoria Police seize a range of electronic devices after reports of hidden cameras in the change rooms at Horsham Town Hall.

ABC Feeds 7h ago

Rate rises, spending cuts and cost blowouts: Councils squeezed by fuel crisis
By Thomas Kelsall

Some South Australian councils may hike rates above inflation this year as they grapple with cost blowouts, spending cuts and project delays caused by the fuel crisis.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/fuel-crisis-leaves-sa-councils-facing-cost-blowouts/106552638

#LocalGovernment #PetrolPrices #InfrastructureConstructionIndustry #HousingConstructionIndustry #Inflation #ThomasKelsall

Rate rises, spending cuts and cost blowouts: Councils squeezed by fuel crisis

Some South Australian councils may hike rates above inflation this year as they grapple with cost blowouts, spending cuts and project delays caused by the fuel crisis.

ABC Feeds 20h ago

Student vaccinated without consent prompts council concern
By Hayden Smith

A Tasmanian mayor is calling on the state government to take on responsibility for running school immunisation programs, after a student was vaccinated without caregiver consent.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/school-vaccination-program-councils-tasmanian-government/106557652

#VaccinesandImmunity #PublicHealth #HealthAdministration #LocalGovernment #HealthPolicy #HaydenSmith

Student vaccinated without consent prompts council concern

A Tasmanian mayor is calling on the state government to take on responsibility for running school immunisation programs, after a student was vaccinated without caregiver consent.

ABC Feeds 22h ago

'Absolute garbage': NSW police minister hits back at mayor's resourcing claims
By Declan Bowring

A $1.8 million plaza closed by council has become a flashpoint in a war of words over police resources in Sydney's west.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/war-of-words-police-minister-fairfield-mayor-crescent-plaza/106558846

#Police #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #DeclanBowring

'Absolute garbage': NSW Police Minister hits back at mayor's police resourcing claims

A $1.8 million plaza closed by council has become a flashpoint in a war of words over police resources in Sydney's west.

The Japan Times 22h ago

The Aichi Prefectural Government is performing demonstration tests with the aim of launching Japan's first commercially operated autonomous bus service on an expressway in fiscal 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/13/japan/aichi-self-driving-bus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #buses #selfdriving #aichi #expressways #localgovernment

Aichi Prefecture eyes Japan's first Level 4 autonomous expressway bus service

Aichi Prefecture aims to put buses with Level 4 autonomous driving, in which a vehicle can operate without a driver under specific conditions, into practical use in fiscal 2027.

The Japan Times

ABC Feeds 1d ago

Youth mental health centre to close amid budget crisis
By Brooke Chandler and Mikayla McGuirk-Scolaro

A NSW South Coast community says the proposed closure of a mental health and welfare centre could result in more youth suicides.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-13/kiama-youth-service-to-close-due-to-council-budget-crisis/106542098

#MentalHealth #Teenagers #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentandPolitics #Suicide #Homelessness #LocalGovernment #BrookeChandler #MikaylaMcGuirkScolaro

Youth mental health centre to close amid budget crisis

A NSW South Coast community says the proposed closure of a mental health and welfare centre could result in more youth suicides.

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Voting for populist parties in local polls will put NHS at risk, says Streeting https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/12/voting-populist-parties-local-elections-nhs-risk-wes-streeting #WesStreeting #Nhs #LocalElections #LocalElections2026 #Health #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #Politics #UkNews #Society #ReformUk #Wales #Scotland

Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key elections battleground

The Guardian

ABC Feeds 2d ago

WA caravan park residents evicted after change of ownership
By Rosemary Murphy and Andrew Williams

Reg Hoyling thought his park home in Albany was where he would spend the rest of his life, but a sale of the caravan park meant he was among the tenants evicted.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/residents-of-albany-caravan-park-evicted-after-ownership-change/106468830

#HousingPolicy #LocalGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Homelessness #HousingConstructionIndustry #RosemaryMurphy #AndrewWilliams

WA caravan park residents evicted after change of ownership

Reg Hoyling thought his park home in Albany was where he would spend the rest of his life, but a sale of the caravan park meant he was among the tenants evicted.

Global News 2d ago

Hundreds of New Brunswick local government campaigns get underway
Hundreds of candidates in New Brunswick are formally kicking off campaigns for local government, education councils and rural advisory committees today.
#Politics #ElectionsNewBrunswick
https://globalnews.ca/news/11793671/new-brunswick-local-government-campaigns/

Global News New Brunswick 2d ago