By Julian Bajkowski The latest bid for constitutional reform to assure direct federal funding of local government failing to make it into the starter’s gate may not be a surprise, but that doesn’t take away from the urgency to find a solution to what will become a revenue time bomb over coming years. Put simply, […]
15 January, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski Local governments, charities and and not for profit groups have finally won a phyrric victory over collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers, after the Federal Court ruled that the institution is ultimately liable for almost $250 million in losses suffered by investors. Handed down by Justice Steven Rares on Friday, the decision […]
25 September, 2012
Leighton-Downer Joint Venture has received the contract to complete the final work on the Victorian Regional Rail Link. According to the Victorian Government, the $43 million contract will be to design and construct the West Werribee Junction work package. Leighton-Downer Joint Venture’s award package is the last of six contracts involved with the project. Previous […]
8 June, 2012
The City of Sydney is ending the year on a high note for public participation in collections of electronic waste and the tonnages donated for recycling. A record number of residents took part in the City of Sydney's last electronic waste collection for the year, with over 20 tonnes of old televisions, computers, mobile […]
20 December, 2011
By Angela Dorizas Western Australian councils will form regional transitional bodies to facilitate the next phase of local government reform. Local Government Minister John Castrilli introduced the new ‘regional transition groups’ after receiving an interim report from the Local Government Reform Steering Committee. Nine councils advised the steering committee that they were prepared to merge […]
9 December, 2009
By Staff Writer The Rudd Government has committed more than $291,000 towards three cyclesways in central west New South Wales. Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese, said the projects formed part of the Federal Government’s $40 million National Bike Paths Projects fund. “We are investing in three bike path projects in […]
12 November, 2009
By Rob O’Brien The State Government and the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) will work together on a state-first project to improve Queensland’s resilience to changing flood conditions caused by climate change. Ms Bligh said the State Government would invest more than $300,000 in the project, which will begin this week, to focus on […]
5 November, 2009
By Staff Writer West Australian councils have backed an industry campaign to upgrade the state’s grain freight rail network. Launched by WestNet Rail and supported by Cooperative Bulk Handling, Australian Railroad Group and the West Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), the campaign aims to prevent 300,000 trucks being added to WA roads each year. WALGA president […]
27 April, 2009
1980 – Bon Scott, the lead singer of Australian rock band AC/DC, dies 1978 – Fifteen Egyptian commandos are killed in a gun battle with Greek Cypriot soldiers at Larnace airport in Cyprus, while trying to solve a hostage crisis. 1942 – About 150 Japanese warplanes attack the Australian city of Darwin. […]
13 February, 2009
By Staff Writer Justice Virginia Bell will be sworn in as a High Court judge at a ceremony in Canberra today, becoming the third woman to currently serve on the seven member panel. The New South Wales judge replaces Justice Michael Kirby who retired yesterday after 12-years of service on the nation’s top court. During […]
3 February, 2009
By Rob O’Brien Anyone know the difference between a ‘guerilla gardner’ and a ‘pod person’, or why ‘plastic soup’ is the scourge of coastal councils or how to find a cure for nomophobia? Macquarie Dictionary is calling for voters to pick their Word of the Year for 2008, in which all of these words […]
7 January, 2009
By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull said he was "open-minded" on constitutional recognition of local government, but offered no definitive position on Geoff Gallop’s proposal to include the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in the Constitution. His comments were made at the Local Government Constitutional Summit today in Melbourne. “We are very open-minded in […]
10 December, 2008
By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne Former Premier of Western Australia Geoff Gallop has proposed constitutional recognition of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG). Speaking at the Local Government Constitutional Summit in Melbourne Dr Gallop said that the entrenchment of COAG in the Constitution would provide a new approach in the campaign for local government recognition. "If […]
10 December, 2008
By Adam Coleman The eleventh State of the Regions (SoR) report unveiled today in Melbourne has identifies "a troubling convergence of factors that will impact regional economic development across Australia”. Prepared for the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) by leading forecaster National Economics, the report lists a number of issues (listed below) which collectively provide […]
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