Category: Local

By Staff Writer Queensland councils will seek to employ more than 570 young trainees in the next 12 months, according to the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ). With the…

By Rob O’Brien   The position taken by local government on the provision of bushfire refuges was labelled ‘inconsistent’ with their emergency management obligations by the Royal Commission’s interim report…

By Staff Writer The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has called on the Victorian Coalition to support a proposed amendment in the Upper House to remove the retrospective nature of…

Closed for the day. The City of Chicago has shut down to cut costs. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Public services in the US City of Chicago were shut down…

By Staff Writer Local government has called on the Commonwealth to include local roads in any future road and transport tax reform. The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) said it wants…

By Staff Writer Grants to support vital community organisations that depend on volunteers have been made available by the Federal Government. Applications are now open for non-government organisations to apply…

By Staff Writer Big Day Out, Laneways and Splendour in the Grass – the list of festivals targeting Australians youth are endless. But come October one of Australia’s largest senior…

By Staff Writer West Australian councils are celebrating a major win, following the passage of legislation to reinstate the first-past-the-post voting (FPTP) system in State Parliament. The WA Local Government Association…

City of Sydney’s Paddington Reservoir Gardens was awarded for excellence in urban design. Image: City of Sydney/Fiora Sacco. By Angela Dorizas A rehabilitated public park in inner city Sydney and…

In an Australian first, planning and design experts have worked with local government and health professionals to deliver a national guide for building sustainable communities. The national Healthy Spaces and Places initiative…