By Staff Writer Local elections for Port-Macquarie-Hastings Council will not take place until 2012, the NSW Minister for Local Government has told parliament. Port Macquarie-Hastings was sacked last year by…
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Nation’s big bunny count
Councils and communities across the country have completed the Great Australian Rabbit Census. Image: iStock. By Rachel Borchardt To mark the 150th anniversary of the wild pest rabbit release in Australia,…
Federal Court upholds Lehman Bros appeal
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Court has upheld an appeal by the administrators of Lehman Brothers Australia to block Wingecarribee Shire Council’s access to the company’s insurance documents. The council…
Councils will ‘bear brunt’ of generational change
The ageing population will place a strain on local government. Image: iStock. By Rob O’Brien Local governments are facing a decade of strain on their services thanks to a two-pronged…
EPHC falls short of local government expectations
By Angela Dorizas Local government is disappointed that federal, state and territory environment ministers have failed to progress its proposed national container deposit scheme. Local Government Association of NSW president…
Amalgamation a dirty word, says LGAT
By Rob O’Brien Amalgamation has become a dirty word and ‘super councils’ wrongly imply that bigger councils will be more efficent, the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) has said. In response to ongoing…
Councils call for extra road funding
By Staff Writer The NSW Roads and Transport Directorate has called for more support from State and Federal Government to tackle the road and infrastructure backlog facing local councils. At…
Federal Court hears Lehamn Bros appeal
By Staff Writer Failed investment bank Lehman Brothers Australia will appeal against the Federal Court’s decision to allow a former council client to access the company’s insurance policies. The matter will be heard…
LGAT addresses issues of sustainability
By Rob O’Brien The Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) has defended its record after a report by the state’s Auditor-General found a majority of councils were financially unsustainable. Auditor-General…
Councils call for container deposit scheme
A national container deposit scheme could lift recycling rates to up to 85 per cent. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Container deposit legislation is urgently needed in New South Wales…