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Local Government ExplainedPodcast: What’s new at LGIU – 13th June 2024
Freya Millard, Simone Short, LGIU
This week co-hosts Simone and Freya are discussing what it takes to be a councillor, the expectations, the risks, the rewards, and everything in between. They share snippets and insights from first-hand accounts gained from recent interviews with Cllr Award 2023 winners and councillors from all over the world.
This week co-hosts Simone and Freya are discussing what it takes to be a councillor, the expectations, the risks, the rewards, and everything in between. They share snippets and insights from first-hand accounts gained from recent interviews with Cllr Award 2023 winners and councillors from all over the world.
Plus, Cllr Euan Jardine from Scotland and Cllr Jim Magee from Australia provide their own great advice for new councillors embarking on this career path.
In the news segment, the stories include the world’s biggest animal crossing, new art installations and smart tyre pumps.
Listen to the full episode here:
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Add to your calendar the following events and training:
- Local government finance essentials
- Roundtable: Exploring innovative approaches for tackling climate action
Show notes:
- Be sure to subscribe to our weekly Global Local newsletter and join our international community of local government professionals and local democracy advocates.
- International local government news 11.06.24
- Cllr Awards 2023: stories from the winners
Find out what’s new at LGIU by exploring lgiu.org – we are the Local Government Information Unit. We are a non-partisan, non-profit organisation for local government and anyone interested in local democracy.
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