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Loss of local media is bad news
A marked decline in local news means councils are losing an opportunity to engage with their communities.
Sydney city to trial industrial waste in roads
Council is trialling the use of recycled industrial materials in its roads.
Cloud centre to boost neighbourhood health
A new centre will use cloud-based innovation to map out public health problems.
Sydney 30-minute city vision in danger of being derailed
A researchers has cast doubt on the Greater Sydney Commission’s vision for the future of Sydney.
Local councils vote for a referendum
Australia's councils have voted to demand a referendum recognising local government in the Constitution.
Management committee takes over at sacked council
Appointments, departures and movement around the government sector.
State accuses councils of jacking up rates
South Australian councils are at loggerheads with the state government over rates.
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Urban forests: Melbourne’s plan to green the city
Make the film industry your friend, councils told
Councils accused of willful ignorance on infrastructure
Management committee takes over at sacked council
Local government leaders recognised in Queen’s Honours
Councils must capture millennials
Community coastal complacency a concern
Call to ‘Indigenise’ public service
State accuses councils of jacking up rates
Loss of local media is bad news
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Migrants trapped in ‘slave-like’ conditions at Aussie farms
A special investigation into worker exploitation in Australia's fruit-picking sector.
Report rings alarm bells on local government workforce
A national survey of the local government workforce has put a spotlight on a rapidly ageing workforce grappling with a “critical” skills shortage.
Councils brace for ‘retirement wave’
Experts warn that local government is among the sectors most ‘exposed’ to an ageing workforce, underscoring the importance of good workforce planning.
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Tamworth in energy-cutting smart city trial
Tamworth Council will head up Australia’s first fully integrated IoT smart city trial.
Council’s bid to save colourful history of Kings Cross
Authorities have introduced tough new measures to protect the heritage of Sydney’s Kings Cross.
NSW council a climate change crash test dummy
A sea-battered NSW council area has set a climate change precedent for state and local government.
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Sustainable solutions for sports grounds
Councils are exploring new, smarter ways of managing their parks and sports grounds.
50 years of surface solutions
Synthetic sports surface specialist Polytan will showcase its most cutting edge technology at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Talking turf with an industry leader
Paul Kamphuis, General Manager of Polytan Asia Pacific, outlines some innovations in synthetic turf, and why councils should be taking notice.
Standards for data sharing in sight
Data sharing across agencies is a growing trend in Australian government, but even anonymised data can often be re-identified. A new Australian initiative aims to solve the problem.
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