Using COVID recovery to build better cities

Councils around the world are leading the way in a green COVID recovery.

24 August, 2020

Place Branding Australia 2020 postponed

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

12 March, 2020

Place Branding Australia returns for 2020

The Place Branding Australia 2020 conference takes place in the home of Dark Mofo this June.

17 February, 2020

Tassie branding body will use new powers to sell the state

Tasmania is the first Australian state to create a statutory authority devoted to promoting a place brand.

29 April, 2019

Transforming cities through place branding

Cities can attract investment, jobs and services by redefining their identity, a conference will hear.

4 March, 2019

New waste, recycling solutions to help councils

Local government professionals will join with waste and recycling experts to discuss technologies and innovation. 

20 September, 2018

How councils can optimise asset management, mitigate risks

Software that forecasts infrastructure deterioration and data analysis that reviews processes are among the tools helping local governments to improve asset management.

11 June, 2018

New framework guides governments on risks

Heatwaves pose the greatest threat to Sydney, followed by storms and bushfires, according to an international benchmark of cities’ capacity to handle shocks and stresses.

7 June, 2018

Global smart cities body targets Australia

An international collaboration of global technology companies, advisors and planners is moving to support governments in Australia in the development and roll out of smart city initiatives.

1 May, 2018

‘Backed into a corner’ on recycling: Ipswich

Australia’s environment ministers are under pressure to agree on a national response to the worsening recycling crisis as a Queensland council stops recycling.

20 April, 2018

Noticeboard: new chair, directors for Destination NSW

Also in this wrap: LGA Tasmania reappoints Katrena Stephenson as CEO; Nick Mitzevich appointed director of the National Gallery; and Donald Cant Watts Corke appoints Michael Chant as a director.

13 April, 2018

Noticeboard: Caroline Spencer appointed WA auditor

Also in this wrap: Daryl Karp reappointed Museum of Australian Democracy director; Tony Nutt appointed to NMA council, Australia Post board; and former UN executive joins ASPI.

16 March, 2018

Australia can learn from France’s unique approach to regenerating inner cities

Three initiatives from France show that a single development agency financed with public money can provide clear leadership, which is essential to completing major projects, write Sebastien Darchen and Gwendal Simon.

12 March, 2018

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