The Queensland Government plans to improve service delivery in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula area, notably in law enforcement. Goals and objectives in 11 key areas are detailed in…
Category: Land management
Connecting wildlife networks
Adelaide-based MIMP connecting solutions won a National Electrical and Communications Association award in South Australia, in the Environment and Energy Efficiency category, for delivering a communication solution that links Adelaide…
Contributions to elevated threat levels at hospitals
By Layne Hesse and Rod Sweet from Sinclair Knight Merz Recent incidents such as the attack on a nurse in Blacktown hospital have drawn renewed attention to the issue…
City of Newcastle manages assets
By Lilia Guan The City of Newcastle Council has selected Infor’s Hansen Asset Management Software product to streamline its asset management system. Infor’s software product will track and maintain…
States agree on national health programs
By Paul Hemsley Representatives from Australian states, territories and the Commonwealth each gave talks on their program implementation plans under the National Partnership Preventive Health Agreement. All Australian states and…
Council regroups after Land and Environment Court rejection
Ku-ring-gai councillors and staff have begun discussing possible proposals for a way forward following the Land and Environment Court’s rejection of its LEP. Mayor Ian Cross said councillors had…
Cairns partners on aged care
By Paul Hemsley Council and Mossman District Nursing Home Inc (MDNHI) will collaborate with the Salvation Army Aged Care Plus (TSAACP), which has offered to develop and operate a high-care…
Funding to the reef rescue
By Paul Hemsley Reef Rescue will manage the government’s $38 million grant to improve water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Minister for Environment Tony Burke said Reef Rescue…
Low recycling in WA
By Lilia Guan The West Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) believes data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Report into the waste industry, showed WA as having one of the…
WA appoints hospital contractor
The Western Australian government has appointed a building contractor to construct a $1.2 billion hospital for children. Australian construction company John Holland will be the managing contractor under the government's…