Mobile apps and related payments are quickly starting to eliminate the need for costly hardwired infrastructure as councils look for ways to increase convenience and deter risk takers when it comes to clipping the ticket.
27 February, 2014
Queensland’s extensive system of freight lines could soon be integrated with the existing national network if an investigation by the federal rail operator can prove it’s a viable move.
27 February, 2014
Frustrated locals and tourists alike can now find the capital’s wealth of well-hidden resources thanks to some revealing smartphone innovation.
26 February, 2014
Experts and engineers urge for more a mature discussion of how public borrowings for infrastructure can clear project backlogs and revitalise communities.
24 February, 2014
Councils in Victoria have been warned to pull up their socks in the management of their buildings, parks and gardens, roads, bridges, land and drains.
24 February, 2014
Regional communities in Western Australian are pushing the state government hard to scrap cuts and restore funding needed to clear a $2 billion project backlog.
20 February, 2014
Local governments are piping in mobile innovation as they seek to make the most from their most liquid assets.
17 February, 2014
The national competition regulator has given the all clear for the combined outsourcing of wheelie bin management for eight NSW councils, saying the move is in the public interest.
13 February, 2014
By Paul Hemsley The issue of safely managing the growing numbers of people using personal mobility scooters to get around town has been a longstanding concern for local governments, however Lake Macquarie City Council near the New South Wales port of Newcastle has hit upon an idea it hopes will make uptake of the […]
11 February, 2014
The sale of entire stock exchanges and metals markets is usually the source of intense investor and regulatory interest, but that hasn’t stopped the City of Greater Bendigo from trying to put what it says is Australia’s oldest official trading pit on the block for sale. The central Victorian regional local government has revealed it’s […]
11 February, 2014
By Kate Jackson The City of Melbourne was in the spotlight following the Australasian Lean Thinking and Practice Summit, held in Melbourne in May 2013. More than 200 people came to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to hear Dr Jim Womack, the founder of the Lean movement, and numerous other speakers, to learn how […]
23 January, 2014
By Mark Bruzzone* The concept of ‘liveable cities’ has become an increasingly used term when talking about planning and designing urban areas. The desire to tackle challenges such as population growth, climate change, urban sprawl and natural disasters whilst delivering a high quality of sustainable living for Australians has become a key objective of both […]
20 January, 2014
The Centre for Local Government at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has lessons to offer on how elected representatives can stay well on course. The role of a councillor has always been a challenging one – balancing council rules, policies and procedures with the expectations of constituents who expect high quality service at a […]
20 January, 2014
By John Willoughby* The issue of public toilets may not be the most glamorous procurement and policy topic around, but those working in government and industry ignore it at their peril. Some things just cut straight across society’s boundaries – and access to clean, functional and user friendly toilet infrastructure would have to be close […]
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