Category: Land management

The O’Farrell government has instigated a shake-up of its key back-office support body ServiceFirst by inviting the private sector to come up with a new model to reduce operating costs.

Accusations that new traffic signals are an attempt to dominate a small community.

The small community of Mossman is fighting back hard against the big retailer’s attempt to redefine their town’s streetscape by dictating what kind of infrastructure gets built.

A casting call for a new head of property development in the West has cast a spotlight on the renewed battle to lay claim to the real centre of Sydney.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has flown to the United States to see first hand how a collaboration between the Queensland University of Technology and the California Institute of Technology can help mitigate and better manage natural disasters.

The uncharted landscape of the digital world has led the National Archives of Australia to create a new training course to help information managers deal with the new challenges in the digital economy.

The NSW government has put money on the table to help overhaul waste management infrastructure and divert rubbish going to landfill.

Queensland’s extensive system of freight lines could soon be integrated with the existing national network if an investigation by the federal rail operator can prove it’s a viable move.

Councils in Victoria have been warned to pull up their socks in the management of their buildings, parks and gardens, roads, bridges, land and drains.

The Australian Capital Territory has embarked on the first stages of its light rail rollout after a consortium to deliver technical advice on how to integrate small trains into the city’s existing infrastructure was appointed.