By Staff Writer The Australian Local Government Association has welcomed the announcement that local government and infrastructure will be combined in a super-ministry along with transport and regional development. ALGA…
Category: Roads
ICAC finds corrupt conduct against RTA official
By Staff Writer NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has found an Roads and Traffic Authority, NSW (RTA) Registry Services manager engaged in corrupt conduct by unlawfully helping applicants to obtain…
Queensland and NSW ramp up road safety
A new NSW education initiative gives young drivers the chance to help design a road safety campaign in the hope of getting the message out to their peers. Designed by…
Putting money to work
By Jane Garcia The Federal Government recently launched an extensive campaign called ‘Understanding Money’ aimed at improving people’s financial literacy, including advice on how to prepare a budget, set financial…
Rates alone won’t do for development
By Adam Coleman Local governments can’t rely on revenue from rates if it is to facilitate regional development and should consider redistributing funds to economic development projects, according to a…
Cycleways to recovery
By Jane Garcia in Canberra Councils are seeking resources to ramp up their contribution to addressing the detrimental impact of obesity on individuals and communities. In a motion passed 67…
Launch of Local Government Roads and Transport Strategy
By Jane Garcia in Canberra Australian local government has created a five-part plan asking the Federal Government to build on the successful Roads to Recovery partnership on roads funding and…
New fund piece for sustainability jigsaw?
By Adam Coleman in Canberra At the National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra today (November 28), PriceWaterhouseCoopers, authors of a new report on the sustainability of local government,…
Innovation key in civil construction winners
By Adam Coleman The 2006 CASE Earth Awards has recognised the innovative construction of a variety of civil construction projects around Australia, from a cliff-side road project to the rehabilitation…
Join the purchasing evolution
By Jane Garcia NSW councils are invited to join a new sustainable procurement program provided by the Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) and funded by the NSW Environmental Trust….