By Rob O’Brien All levels of government will be impacted by Australia’s surging population growth, the Treasurer Wayne Swan has warned. Among other projections he announced in a speech to launch…
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Focus on women in rural communites
By Staff Writer More work is needed to support women in leadership roles in regional communities, according to a report released by the Federal Government yesterday. The report found that…
SA moves on waste reforms
By Staff Writer South Australian councils will be prevented from charging a single annual service charge for waste collection regardless of whether properties get the benefit of the service at…
Wynne suspends Brimbank Council
By Rob O’Brien Brimbank City Council has been suspended with administrators appointed to take over until November 2012, the Minister for Local Government, Richard Wynne has announced. Wynne said…
Gago announces tougher auditing checks
By Staff Writer Local Government finances will be subject to tougher auditing checks under new legislation tabled in the South Australian Parliament. The Local Government (Accountability Framework) Amendment Bill 2009…
Health kick for NSW communities
By Staff Writer Council initiatives promoting healthy living are eligible to receive grants of up to $80,000 from NSW Health. The newly announced Healthy Communities grant scheme, coordinated by the Local…
WA to introduce development assessment panels
By Staff Writer Major metropolitan infrastructure and development projects in Western Australia will be assessed by expert panels, under a proposed plan to streamline the approvals process. Under the proposed changes, metropolitan projects valued…
NSW councils dive into water debate
By Angela Dorizas Councils across New South Wales have welcomed the extension of the Water Loss Management Program until June 2011. A joint initiative of the Local Government and Shires…
Port Phillip case rare, says CIPSA
By Rob O’Brien The procurement practices of the City of Port Phillip do not reflect the real issues in local government purchasing and are a rare case of misjudgement, according…
Staff funding forces redundancy rethink
By Rachel Borchardt Amalgamated councils struggling with climbing staff costs will have their chance at Queensland’s major local government conference this week to discuss bringing forward redundancies to cope…