Resources handbook scoops GIS gong.
Category: Libraries & museums
Go digital or die, Australia’s cultural institutions told
Technological D-Day for galleries, museums, archives and libraries.
Public libraries fight to keep Aussie authors in e-book stores
Public libraries
Rates rise for Vic councils as federal budget cuts bite
$2.6bn infrastructure and asset gap opens up.
Councils unite in attack on Fed’s $925mil grants grab
Local governments across Australia have issued an overwhelming public rejection of federal Budget funding freezes likely to prompt rates hikes hit pensioners.
Technology is the comfort zone, leadership is the battle zone
Brisbane’s first Chief Digital Officer has issued a call to action on digital leadership.
Revolt over $925 mil Budget raid on councils
Rates rises and big cuts to local community services set to roll as Financial Assistance Grants frozen.
Vic councils slam Labor policy to cap rates at CPI
The local government sector in Victoria will be gearing up for a bout against the Labor Opposition after its controversial election proposal to cap rates and force councils to justify any further increases.
Catastrophic impact warning from councils over axing of federal funds for local government
The National Commission of Audit’s recommendations to dump dozens of government programs could cut off cash flowing from Canberra to councils if direct funding programs are eliminated.
NSW councils fleeced by half billion in annual cost-shifting
A new report by Local Government NSW has laid bare rampant cost-shifting which has forced councils to pick up a $521 mil tab in the 2011/2012 financial year.