NSW council probe finds “useless” budget documents filed to “no document management system at all”

Central Darling Shire Council will stay suspended after its state appointed administrator found fixing things harder than expected.

24 March, 2014

Councils back Inland Railway to stop truck damage to local roads

The potential for the federal government’s planned Melbourne-to-Brisbane Inland Railway to reduce costly damage to local roads has led to praise from councils across Australia.

21 March, 2014

Regional councils reap funding for natural disaster recovery

Councils across New South Wales have benefited from a total fund of $16.5 million from the state government in 2013 to make urgent repairs to essential public assets destroyed by natural disasters.

21 March, 2014

City of Sydney slams NSW land grab of public property at The Rocks

A controversial plan to sell high value public housing property assets around the Sydney Harbour foreshore area has generated outrage from local government and community groups .

21 March, 2014

Spurned SA councils could swing state election result

Expedient rate pegging promises could come back to bite hard after a key independent in Forme asked for views of mayors in his electorate.

17 March, 2014

Entsch backs Mossman’s rejection of Woolworths traffic lights, slams Katter

The local member for Leichhardt is siding with his community while rejecting neighbouring interlopers.

13 March, 2014

NSW councils fleeced by half billion in annual cost-shifting

A new report by Local Government NSW has laid bare rampant cost-shifting which has forced councils to pick up a $521 mil tab in the 2011/2012 financial year.

13 March, 2014

Bob Katter lashes Woolworths over Mossman’s red lights

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

13 March, 2014

Queenslanders see red over Woolworths tactics in Far North

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.

13 March, 2014

Paid parking permits for APS will have tickets locked to cars and zones

A bid to extract $73 million a year from public servants driving to work carries a raft of restrictions that prevent spot sharing and penalise car-pooling using different vehicles.

10 March, 2014

Parramatta starts hiring to lure developers from City of Sydney and wrest CBD crown

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.

10 March, 2014

Abbott’s push into Northern Australia gathers local support

A drive by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to foster greater economic development in the top of the continent through a White Paper on Northern Australia has been welcomed by Queensland councils, who hope it will produce better infrastructure and minimise regulatory overheads.

3 March, 2014

Councils slam rate pegging slug in South Australia

A pledge by the South Australian Opposition to force rate pegging onto local governments after the March election has put councils immediately offside.

3 March, 2014

Councils offered $85m to reduce waste

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

28 February, 2014