By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Government has allocated $2.4 million in the 2009-10 State budget to establish, operate and administer the newly announced Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPP). The funding boost was announced by Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, at the annual conference of the Shires Association of NSW, held in Sydney on Wednesday. “As you […]
5 June, 2009
By Staff Writer The New South Wales Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, has announced the first results of a review into local council infrastructure contributions plans. The Government appointed contributions review panel examined the plans of councils applying to exceed the $20,000 levy threshold, introduced by the State Government in December. Keneally said of the 152 […]
5 June, 2009
They’ve been labeled as self-assured, disloyal and non-committal workers, but leading demographers believe that Generation Y may be the answer to the problems caused by the public sector’s ageing workforce. Angela Dorizas spoke with Bruce Tulgan, author of Not Everyone Gets a Trophy: How to Manage Generation Y, for his advice on recruiting and retaining […]
5 June, 2009
By Staff Writer Mildura Rural City Council in Victoria has received a bronze award at the 2009 Australian Business Excellence Awards, held in Brisbane. Presented and managed by applied information services company SAI Global, the awards program recognises the achievements of competitive and progressive organisations that are innovative, sustainable and successful. Global head of assurance […]
4 June, 2009
By Angela Dorizas Australia has bucked the global trend and avoided a recession, but for local government in Victoria, the future economic outlook is constrained. The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has warned that council costs are likely to increase by an average of three per cent in 2009-2010. MAV’s annual Local Government Cost Index, […]
4 June, 2009
“Where we thought there would be a slowdown, it just hasn’t happened.” Mayor of Fraser Coast Regional Council, Mick Kruger. Image: Peter Lik, Tourism Queensland. By Jo Cooper As the economic downturn slows development across the nation, Queensland’s Fraser Coast – which includes the cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough – appears to be bucking […]
4 June, 2009
By Staff Writer South Australia plans to boost voter participation in next year’s local government elections through a series of proposed legislative changes. The SA Minister for State and Local Government Relations, Gail Gago, has introduced a draft local government elections amendment bill, which is being circulated to councils for comment. The Minister said the […]
1 June, 2009
By Angela Dorizas Councils that invested with failed bank Lehman Brothers Australia will recoup between 2c and 13c in the dollar after creditors decided against winding up the company. Creditors have approved a deed put forward by Lehman Brothers Asia to ensure that Lehman Brothers’ executives receive the $11 million in pay owing to them, which […]
1 June, 2009
Gold Coast City Council is on the way to setting a new environmental benchmark. Image: Murray Waite, Tourism Queensland. By Rachel Borchardt When rampant developers known as the ‘white shoe brigade’ led the high-rise and canal building boom on Queensland’s Gold Coast in the 1960s and 70s, environmental sensitivity did not appear on the radar. […]
1 June, 2009
By Rob O’Brien Generation Y, widely thought of as the young, hip and self-assured product of the Baby Boomers is being hugely affected by the financial crisis, according to leading KPMG demographer Bernard Salt. For the first time in their lives they are learning the meaning of ‘no’, Salt told GovernmentNews. Addressing delegates at the […]
28 May, 2009
By Staff Writer Perth residents will be given the opportunity to safely dispose of computers, TVs, mobiles and other electronic waste as part of a collection drive facilitated by local government. Supported by the WA Local Government Association (WALGA), the free collection days will be held over the weekend of June 6, with materials accepted […]
28 May, 2009
By Staff Writer Local elections for Port-Macquarie-Hastings Council will not take place until 2012, the NSW Minister for Local Government has told parliament. Port Macquarie-Hastings was sacked last year by the Minister and placed under administration after the mishandling of a project initiated in 2001 to build a cultural and entertainment centre. Answering a question […]
28 May, 2009
Councils and communities across the country have completed the Great Australian Rabbit Census. Image: iStock. By Rachel Borchardt To mark the 150th anniversary of the wild pest rabbit release in Australia, organisations and individuals across the country have been working on how to limit the damage caused by the fury nuisance. During RabbitScan month, which was […]
28 May, 2009
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Court has upheld an appeal by the administrators of Lehman Brothers Australia to block Wingecarribee Shire Council’s access to the company’s insurance documents. The council has been involved in a legal battle with the failed bank since 2007, in an attempt to recoup losses made through investing in collateralised debt […]
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