Thrown in the deep end – 15-hour days as new mayor grapples with city’s big issues

IT’S been a “baptism of fire” for Mildura’s youngest-ever mayor in the 15-hour days in which he juggles issues ranging from long-term strategic planning to “someone calling me about leaves in their front yard”. At just 42 and with only a year’s local government experience, Liam Wood was thrown into the deep end when he […]

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