There has been a significant increase in the use of alliancing in the Australian public sector, with about $42 billion of infrastructure projects delivered through this means across Australia since…
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Perth granted $43k safety fix
The City of Perth will conduct a safety and lighting audit to identify areas where people may feel unsafe. The Office of Crime Prevention awarded the $20000 grant to…
Lessons learnt from a royal wedding
By Lilia Guan On April 29 the City of Greater London played host to the first royal wedding in 30 years. Hundreds and thousands of Londoners and tourists…
Maribyrnong connects seniors online
By Lilia Guan Broadband connection for seniors has increased their social networking, Maribyrnong Council says. The Victorian-based council saw the official opening of the 2000th senior’s internet kiosk, through…
Melbourne bumps Vienna for second place
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) latest ranking reveals Melbourne has moved from third to second spot as the most liveable city in the world. City of Melbourne Lord Mayor…
Government and industry commit to e-waste strategy
OPINION By John Gertsakis Diverting end-of-life televisions from landfill remains a key objective for Product Stewardship Australia, a not-for-profit organisation, established by television manufacturers to design and deliver a national…
Councils key to community-based crime prevention
By Lilia Guan The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has released a technical and background paper on ‘Model Performance Framework for Community Based Crime Prevention’. The paper looks at…
Social media not the sole solution to networking
Facebook is not the only way to network, according to Adrian Robb, chief executive officer of Bayside municipality in Melbourne. Bayside City Council first established a business network in 2004…
Perth Hills bushfire appeal
Lord Mayor of Perth Lisa Scaffidi has launched an appeal to help victims of the Perth Hills bushfires. At least 68 homes in the Roleystone and Kelmscott were destroyed in…
Free websites for flood-affected councils
Domain name orgasnisation, au domain Administration (auDA) has offered mayors, council CEOs and relevant disaster and management recovery authorities, free websites. The not-for-profit organisation has released a series of…