Category: Local

ALGA president Geoff Lake with Federal Minister for Local Government Anthony Albanese By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne The Federal Minister for Local Government Anthony Albanese today criticised the opposition for not…

By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne Former Premier of Western Australia Geoff Gallop today proposed constitutional recognition of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) while speaking at the Local Government Constitutional…

By Staff Writer Commissioned by the Australian Local Government Association and prepared by leading economic consultancy, National Economics, the State of the Regions 2008-09 report will be released today at…

Photo: Richard Sharman/Photoworx By Angela Dorizas Melbourne has opened its doors to the world’s neediest, as homeless men and women representing 56 countries compete in the sixth annual Homeless World…

  By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has endorsed the development of a second airport for Sydney, in an aviation green paper released today. The Federal Transport Minister, Anthony Albanese,…

By Adam Coleman Counting has been completed in the Victorian local elections with 321 re-elected councillors to be met with 309 new faces to local government. According to Municipal Association…

By Adam Coleman The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has lost its president following the defeat of Dick Gross in Port Phillip’s Junction Ward to the Greens’ John Middleton. Mr…

By Adam Coleman Former Victorian Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle has defeated 11 other mayoral candidates to become the City of Melbourne’s next lord mayor. Mr Doyle was declared the…

Former Woollahra deputy mayor Douglas Justin Markell has been listed as one of the four Australians killed in terrorist attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai. The semi-retired 71-year old…

By Jo Cooper Amalgamated councils already beset by budgetary and cultural challenges have been warned the global financial crisis is likely to present further economic threats. Just prior to finishing…