Urban planning over the next two decades in Western Australia will focus heavily on creating an environment friendly to cyclists in the Colin Barnett government’s ambitious new Bicycle Network Plan.
1 April, 2014
The NSW government’s port authority in Sydney has acquired technology that can help protect cargo ships and cruise vessels by predicting bad weather.
1 April, 2014
The anticipated growth of freight rail use over the next decade has led the Queensland government to look for a new operator to manage heavier and more frequent loads.
31 March, 2014
A new mobile app is being developed by the University of Sydney that will allow commuters to warn each other about crowded trains and buses, rowdy students or broken air conditioning – and transport operators will be linked in.
27 March, 2014
The Victorian government will offer free travel on Melbourne CBD trams as a hard fought extension to light rail in Sydney finally opens.
27 March, 2014
NSW councils are getting increasingly nervous over whether regional airlines will have continued guaranteed access to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport if a second airport is built with fears growing country communities could lose access to services available only in the city.
27 March, 2014
Destruction caused by natural disasters has led to a concerted push by local governments for more money from Canberra and the states to alleviate potential future damage.
25 March, 2014
A Queensland council that was part of a major de-amalgamation push in 2013 has moved swiftly to cloud computing after totally rebuilding its information technology department.
24 March, 2014
People suffering from bleeding disorders will be able to better monitor the state of their health and help treat their condition through a new mobile application.
24 March, 2014
The potential for the federal government’s planned Melbourne-to-Brisbane Inland Railway to reduce costly damage to local roads has led to praise from councils across Australia.
21 March, 2014
Councils across New South Wales have benefited from a total fund of $16.5 million from the state government in 2013 to make urgent repairs to essential public assets destroyed by natural disasters.
21 March, 2014
A controversial plan to sell high value public housing property assets around the Sydney Harbour foreshore area has generated outrage from local government and community groups .
21 March, 2014
The Queensland government is seeking to reduce emergency service response times by trialling new traffic light triggers that can detect the flashing lights and sirens of approaching vehicles and automatically switch signals to green to minimise traffic disruption.
21 March, 2014
Ambitious reforms to demystify “complicated” planning laws are being spruiked by the Campbell Newman government in a long-term bid to boost economic growth across the Sunshine State.
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