Category: Land management

By Rob O'Brien Councils responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Victorian Bushfires will need more state funding to make their communities safe, according to the…

  Image: Nillumbik Shire Council.   By Rob O'Brien The response to the Royal Commission’s final report into the 2009 Victorian bushfires has been swift, with other states vowing to…

By Rob O'Brien The Victorian State Government and mental health experts have issue warnings ahead of the Royal Commision’s final report into the 2009 bushfires that killed 173 people. Victorians…

South Australia Environment and Conservation Minister Paul Caica has announced $7.7 million in funding for two projects to help divert more waste from landfill. Mr Caica said councils are being…

Brewarrina and Byron shire councils in New South Wales have received a National Award for Excellence in the National Local Government Awards. The Awards were announced on Thursday by Prime…

The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has been recognised for its biodiversity projects in this year’s World Environment Day Awards. The Perth Biodiversity Project and South West Biodiversity Project…

Image: Murray Darling Basin Authority. By Angela Dorizas The Coorong District in South Australia was made famous in the 1976 Australian film Storm Boy, but the once idyllic coastal setting is…

By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Government has announced that it will retain rate pegging, with charges to be set by the independent pricing regulator. Rates will be set by…

By Angela Dorizas The Queensland Government must consider an increase in taxes to manage future population growth, a new report has found. Population expert, Professor Peter McDonald, has delivered his draft…

  Image: CSIRO. As the climate continues to warm, South Australia will face a ‘weed change’, the CSIRO has found. The report, Climate Change and Invasive Plants in South Australia, used…