Category: Events & conferences

By Lilia Guan   NICTA and the NSW RTA have renewed their research agreement, to develop new systems to improve the management of traffic incidents on the State’s roads.  …

The ACT Government has planned a promotional program for the year, kicking off with two international campaigns. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said it was important the program maintained the momentum…

The University of Canberra has become the first tertiary institution to ban bottled water across its entire campus. Initiated by students in partnership with not-for-profit organisation Do Something, it will…

By Angela Dorizas The unprecedented flood crisis in Queensland will be the subject of an independent commission of inquiry, Premier Anna Bligh has announced. With the powers of a Royal Commission,…

Environment ministers are on track to deliver Australia’s first national waste policy, the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) has announced. The Council met in Sydney last week to progress…

Local governments in Queensland are invited to apply for their share of the State Government’s $2 million rural capacity building fund. Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries and Rural and…

By Angela Dorizas The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has announced that it will undertake further analysis of the social and economic impacts of proposed water cuts on local communities. MDBA…

By Angela Dorizas Local communities in Western Australia have appealed for urgent government assistant as they face severe drought conditions. The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) has called on the…

The ACT Government has developed a new community engagement protocol to promote the adoption of a more participatory approach to engaging with the community. Following feedback from the community, the…

Western Australian councils are invited to apply for state government grants to organise activities for the 2011 National Youth Week. WA Youth Minister Donna Faragher announced on Friday that grants…