Awards shine bright light on councils in dark times

The winners have been announced in the 2020 NSW Local Government Awards.

10 August, 2020

Putting arts and culture at the centre of Covid recovery

Artist and urban planner Peter Ciemitis talks to GN about the role of the arts in Covid recovery.

3 July, 2020

Bigger, better Trove launches new website

The National Library of Australia has launched a new-look website for the digital heritage portal Trove.

1 July, 2020

EIS greenlights new Powerhouse Museum

An EIS has given the go-ahead for construction of the new Powerhouse Museum.

14 June, 2020

Place Branding Australia 2020 postponed

The Place Branding Australia conference has been postponed following the cancellation of Dark Mofo.

12 March, 2020

Taking Tasmania to the world

A new website is taking an innovative approach to selling Tasmania to the world.

9 March, 2020

Public library services must remain viable

There is a pressing need for a defined state government policy which provides a trigger for the construction of new libraries in new and expanding communities in the same way that there are policy provisions for schools and hospitals.

21 November, 2019

Councils applaud lock out laws report

A report calling for Sydney’s lock out laws to be scrapped also wants an ‘overarching nightlife coordinator’.

1 October, 2019

Government arts spending drops

The federal government’s per capita expenditure on the arts has dropped over the last ten years.

1 October, 2019

Why governments need to support public art

Public art can enhance urban environments, a leading arts figure says.

12 September, 2019

Make the film industry your friend, councils told

Film-friendly councils can win money, jobs, tourists and cultural capital.

13 June, 2019

Women in local government hit historical high

As Australian governments mark International Women’s Day, representation of women in local government has reached a historical high point.

7 March, 2019

New frameworks for governance in local government

Every organisation needs effective governance frameworks to thrive and survive.

3 March, 2019

Governments aren’t businesses – but should act more like them, says Gartner

Government agencies will always have different priorities than commercial businesses, but they can learn a lot from them. So says Rick Howard, government research agenda manager with leading IT analyst group Gartner. He was speaking at the firm’s Data and Analytics Summit, held in Sydney on 26-27 February. “Public trust in institutions is at an […]

26 February, 2018