Councils in Victoria will be ranked against each other on a new website grading their performance and accountability that mirrors the federal government’s controversial ‘league table’ style website ‘MySchool’.
22 May, 2014
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Local Government has warned that an essential coordination mechanism between Canberra, the states and councils has been sacrificed in the Budget following the axing of the COAG Reform Council.
22 May, 2014
The regional capital cities that provide a central point to access to essential infrastructure, services, employment and education have been talked up as a potential economic powerhouse in a new report.
20 May, 2014
The use of CCTV cameras by local governments is about to come under scrutiny by the AIC as it tries to evaluate whether governments are getting value for money through their investment in these critical surveillance systems.
19 May, 2014
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett is under attack from councils over inadequate funding in the State Budget 2014-15 for ambitious local government mergers.
16 May, 2014
Rates rises and big cuts to local community services set to roll as Financial Assistance Grants frozen.
16 May, 2014
The City of Sydney is digging into its mammoth pile of garbage with a new clean energy technology that aims to transform stinking gasses into an upcycled energy resource pumped back into the power grid.
15 May, 2014
Following the release of the Colin Barnett government’s 2014-15 Budget, the local government sector has reacted with fury at a lack of adequate funding for the state’s metropolitan local government reform process.
13 May, 2014
Over the next decade, Sydney’s growing population will see a radical transformation of the central business district following the council’s unprecedented approval of a record $1.94 billion building and construction program.
13 May, 2014
Councils in Queensland have welcomed the launch of a new digital tool that allows mayors and councillors to sort through mobile apps designed to improve their operations and productivity.
12 May, 2014
The real quality and performance of increasingly popular photovoltaic products is being exposed to sunlight to put under-performers in the shade.
11 May, 2014
The declining number of people participating in local sporting clubs is a pressing matter that industry bodies will wrestle at the Power of Sport and National Synthetic Surfaces Conference and Expo in Sydney on 3rd to 4th June 2014.
7 May, 2014
The local government sector in Victoria will be gearing up for a bout against the Labor Opposition after its controversial election proposal to cap rates and force councils to justify any further increases.
6 May, 2014
The Denis Napthine government reinforced its anti-graffiti grant scheme by providing up to $25,000 to local governments working on projects to scrub away unsightly tags and bombs.
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