Saving history: museums take regional heritage online

A network of local museums is collaborating to preserve valuable heritage collections online as part of a national initiative.

7 September, 2018

Council museums in ‘precarious funding environment’

Local government has found itself responsible for Australia’s growing array of local museums and a new analysis highlights many are struggling with staffing and resourcing.

16 July, 2018

Libraries need to evolve digitally, says new report

Nearly 90 percent of Australia’s library users think online library services are important, but only 61 percent are satisfied with the online experience they are receiving from libraries. That compares with 85 percent of the users are happy with the physical experience of a library. The finding comes in a new report from the University […]

26 February, 2018

Heyfield named Australia’s strongest community

The Commercial Hotel in Heyfield The small Gippsland town of Heyfield, 200 km east of Melbourne, has been named Australia’s ‘Strongest and Most Resilient Community’. The award was given as part of the 2017 national Power to the People Conference, organised by the the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and the Bank of I.D.E.A.S. “The […]

8 January, 2018

NSW councils underperforming on gender balance (and how to fix it)

NSW local government is performing well. In most areas. But it is lacking in its participation rate of females, particularly in management. This had potentially dangerous consequences for the future workforce capacity. Every private and public sector organisation should be asking itself whether its workforce is fit for the future. Many leaders are formulating more […]

27 November, 2017

LGAs only halfway there on digital

The new ANZ Local Government Digital Maturity Index (DMI) contains a number of interesting findings. One of the most intriguing is the fact that most Local Government Authorities do a reasonable job at delivering services digitally, but that behind-the-scenes there are still many manual processes. The DMI contains four sub-indexes. One of these looks at […]

5 November, 2017

Service NSW – Popular, but expensive

Service NSW, the NSW Government’s ‘one stop shop’ program, is proving popular with the public. But it has been expensive, and will take more than three years longer to recoup its investment than what the Government said. Both the NSW Opposition and Fairfax Media have obtained copies of an unreleased KPMG report into Service NSW’s costs. […]

7 October, 2017

Facing local government’s digital dilemma

Tough spending choices for UK local councils.

16 May, 2017

ScoMo’s Budget boost for local councils

Financial assistance grants unfrozen.

12 May, 2017

Council chambers could be used as respite cooling centres during NSW heatwave

No blackouts, says government.

9 February, 2017

Best of 2016: Public libraries lure Pokemon GO fans

Thousands play Pokemon on State Library Victoria forecourt.

20 December, 2016

Victorian councils leading the way on domestic violence leave

Cormann under fire.

12 December, 2016

High-rise schools stack up

First ‘high’ school for SA.

17 August, 2016

Roads will crumble but services improve under mega councils: experts

Promised savings unlikely to materialise form mergers.

22 June, 2016