Survey finds positive impact of libraries during COVID

A UK report has investigated the role of public libraries during COVID.

19 October, 2020

Council completes major solar project

Blacktown council is delivering Australia’s largest rooftop solar Power Purchase Agreement

19 October, 2020

Council’s plan to bring Ned Kelly back to life

Indigo Shire Council will deliver a project to digitally recreate the trials of Ned Kelly.

1 October, 2020

New museum the missing piece in Bathurst cultural history

Bathurst Regional Council has opened a new rail museum.

17 September, 2020

Community approval of council performance dips

Victorians think their councils are doing well on arts centres and libraries. Roads, not so much.

30 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

In survival mode, libraries innovate and adapt

One council is offering a home delivery service for vulnerable and elderly people.

12 April, 2020

e-Lending cause of headaches for public libraries

e-Lending has opened up significant opportunities for public libraries, but the news isn’t all good.

29 March, 2020

First NSW council library celebrates 75 years

The first council library in NSW is going strong after the better part of a century.

10 February, 2020

Australia enters era of ‘grab-and-go’ library

Yarra City Council has developed an Australia-first ‘grab-and-go’ library app.

20 January, 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

Vic libraries struggling to deliver

Local government is failing to ensure council libraries are delivering value for money.

14 November, 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