As councils grapple with infrastructure decay, optimising asset management through an ‘interconnected’ approach is more important than ever.
13 December, 2018
Under-investment in councils’ management of community assets is leading to increased risk, warns major report.
19 November, 2018
Institutional investors are looking for infrastructure projects that can deliver environmental and social outcomes, conference hears.
1 November, 2018
Despite the sheer number of people relocating to regional Victoria, infrastructure and services are significantly under-resourced, local governments say.
29 October, 2018
Transport minister challenges builder’s denials of a go-slow on Sydney light rail construction and insists the project can still be completed on schedule.
10 October, 2018
A growing chorus of experts and policy makers are calling on governments to introduce more robust and transparent processes for selecting major public works.
8 October, 2018
An audit shows Victorian councils are not managing problematic domestic waste water systems, which an expert says reflects a national problem in need of reform.
24 September, 2018
Australia needs a national plan for the growth of cities and regions overseen by a minister, national chief planner and a new COAG council, parliamentary committee says.
20 September, 2018
Governments at all levels are facing mounting costs from a range of climate-related threats to infrastructure and transport, according to a Senate inquiry.
16 August, 2018
Shifting more freight to rail and working more closely with councils are key elements of the Victorian Government’s latest freight plan.
23 July, 2018
A lack of support and resources are among the key challenges facing asset managers, according to research that has informed new guidelines.
13 July, 2018
The transformation of a sloped car park into a vibrant green community space and a project to increase public use of urban waterway corridors are among the local government initiatives recognised in recent awards.
10 July, 2018
Proposals for an updated public transport strategy for Melbourne, which is leading the country in population growth, have come in for sharp criticism.
5 July, 2018
Intelligent transport technology like puffin crossings and mobile driving apps are governments’ key tools to unlocking safer, less congested roads, according to a major review.
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