A tight race unfolds, tree vandals strike, and a dire funding warning

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Coming up today on the Local Government News Roundup:

• A tight race unfolding for the next Lord Mayor of Melbourne
• Vandals cause extensive damage to trees across Glen Eira
• Calls for government schools to open their grounds to communities
• A Sydney council to fly the Greek and Lebanese flags
• A dire funding outlook for a major pool project in North Sydney
• Queensland mayors welcome a new state government
• A council employee wins a workers comp case after tripping at home
• A Western Australian mayor to step down for a run at state parliament
• and a UK council under fire for ordering employees to work from home

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

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1. A tight race unfolds, tree vandals strike, and a dire funding warning (00:00:00)

2. Victorian Roundup (00:02:20)

3. National Roundup (00:07:50)

4. Global Roundup (00:16:33)