Category: Events & conferences

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

Sydney’s Vivid festival will feature a series of events exploring how cities can boost visitation and transform their economies.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.