Category: Local

King Island Council has been named the overall Gold Winner of the 2008 Tasmanian Local Government Awards for Excellence for its innovative waste management project. President of the Local Government…

Council hopefuls in Victoria now may not need to start from square zero to prepare for this year’s general elections as a new online resource has become available. The website,…

A new website is to allow NSW communities to monitor councils’ water saving efforts. The website, launched as part of the $22 million Water Loss Management Program, features a water…

Local government costs are projected to rise faster than CPI over the next year, figures released by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) showed. MAV president Cr Dick Gross said…

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) will undertake a review of local council’s revenues for the first time in 31 years. Announcing the plan, NSW local government minister Paul…

The Sustainability Fund of Victoria has contributed $96,000 to the trial of seven electric vehicles in local government organisations. Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Ballarat and Bendigo local councils will use the seven…

In part two of its report into corruption at Wollongong City Council, the ICAC has recommended the suspension of development consent for a proposed $100 million development known as “Quattro”….

Victorian Councils have been invited to take part in a state project designed to create active play spaces for 8-12 year olds. Space for Active Play is an initiative of…

Western Australian councils are hoping to get the infrastructure contributions they deserve from land developers following the release of a new planning policy. The Western Australian Planning Commission draft State…

The president of the Australian Local Government Association, Paul Bell, has welcomed the Federal Government’s preparedness to tackle inter-governmental financial relations as part of its Tax Review. “The decision of…