NSW election ‘pivotal’ for local government
The NSW election will be a pivotal one for local government, the head of the state’s peak body for councils says.
11 March, 2019The NSW election will be a pivotal one for local government, the head of the state’s peak body for councils says.
11 March, 2019Recommendations not to move the Powerhouse Museum to western Sydney have alarmed the council at the centre of the stoush.
4 March, 2019A network of local museums is collaborating to preserve valuable heritage collections online as part of a national initiative.
7 September, 2018Local 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, 2018Nearly 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, 2018The 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, 2018NSW 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, 2017The 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, 2017Service 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, 2017Tough spending choices for UK local councils.
16 May, 2017Financial assistance grants unfrozen.
12 May, 2017No blackouts, says government.
9 February, 2017Thousands play Pokemon on State Library Victoria forecourt.
20 December, 2016Cormann under fire.
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