By Rob O’Brien Women in government are being judged more on their appearances despite being better community representatives, a former federal politician and academic has said. Convenor of the fifth Women…
Category: Land management
Bligh teams up with councils to address flooding
By Rob O’Brien The State Government and the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) will work together on a state-first project to improve Queensland’s resilience to changing flood conditions caused…
OPINION: A new amalgamation agenda
By Graham Sansom A visit to Western Australia recently brought the issue of council amalgamations back into sharp focus. This persistent theme in Australian local government just won’t go away,…
NSW local government recognised for planning excellence
By Staff Writer The NSW Local Government and Shires Associations, Walsh Consulting and the UTS Centre for Local Government were joint recipients of two accolades at the Planning Institute of Australia’s…
Tasmania to hold tsunami forums
By Rob O’Brien Tasmanian communities will hold tsunami forums to raise awareness about emergency management issues. Minister for Police and Emergency Management Jim Cox said tsunami community awareness forums will…
Simulated tsunami tests response arrangements
By Staff Writer Australia’s emergency management arrangements were yesterday put to the test in a regional tsunami exercise. Led by Indonesia, the Indian Ocean Wave exercise tested the ability of…
McClelland releases emergency manuals
By Staff Writer Attorney-General, Robert McClelland and Federal Member for Page, Janelle Saffin have released key emergency management manuals to improve flood preparedness, warnings and emergency response. “The manuals will…
Federal funding a boon for local government women
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has committed $490,000 for a range of projects to improve the participation of women in local government. Local Government Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister…
Bligh calls for senior executives to retire from public service
By Angela Dorizas Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced a shake-up of the state’s public service, with the launch of a new job for job scheme to replace corporate employees…
Ambassadors for women in local government announced
By Staff Writer The national steering committee for the Year of Women in Local Government have selected 21 ambassadors for next year’s celebrations. Over the next 18 months, ambassadors from…