Category: Local

By Penny Langfield in Brisbane A surge of social infrastructure projects and the prospect of local council “clusters” to streamline regional infrastructure spending shapes as the latest evolution of public-private…

By Penny Langfield in Brisbane Last year’s local government amalgamations in Queensland, while controversial, have proven positive in at least in one respect: some of the new, larger councils are…

By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Government has allocated $2.4 million in the 2009-10 State budget to establish, operate and administer the newly announced Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPP)….

By Staff Writer The New South Wales Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, has announced the first results of a review into local council infrastructure contributions plans. The Government appointed contributions review…

By Staff Writer Mildura Rural City Council in Victoria has received a bronze award at the 2009 Australian Business Excellence Awards, held in Brisbane. Presented and managed by applied information…

By Angela Dorizas Australia has bucked the global trend and avoided a recession, but for local government in Victoria, the future economic outlook is constrained. The Municipal Association of Victoria…

“Where we thought there would be a slowdown, it just hasn’t happened.” Mayor of Fraser Coast Regional Council, Mick Kruger. Image: Peter Lik, Tourism Queensland. By Jo Cooper As the…

By Staff Writer South Australia plans to boost voter participation in next year’s local government elections through a series of proposed legislative changes. The SA Minister for State and Local…

By Angela Dorizas Councils that invested with failed bank Lehman Brothers Australia will recoup between 2c and 13c in the dollar after creditors decided against winding up the company. Creditors have…

Gold Coast City Council is on the way to setting a new environmental benchmark. Image: Murray Waite, Tourism Queensland. By Rachel Borchardt When rampant developers known as the ‘white shoe…