Category: Local

By Staff Writer The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has created a humorous video protesting against the State Government’s proposed waste levy on households. The YouTube video features a…

Skills requirments in local government over the next five to ten years will be determined by an ageing population, the global financial crisis and new ways of doing business, according to the Local…

By Angela Dorizas West Australian Local Government Minister John Castrilli has released Structure Reform Guidelines to assist local councils across the state as they consider how best to respond to…

By Rob O'Brien   Four out of five UK people favour the use of directed surveillance powers in their local area according to new research. According to a study commissioned…

By Rob O'Brien They may be places to avoid on wet weekends and a chore to navigate around at the best of times, but an academic study has found that…

By Rob O’Brien   The Victorian bushfires have shown that Australia’s rural communities are in healthy condition, according to a leading specialist in the counselling of victims of the February 7…

By Staff Writer UK council chief executives may be required to reveal their salaries, bonuses and pension agreements to the public under new laws. According to newspaper reports in The…

Local government is prepared to revive the child care sector. Photo: iStock. By Staff Writer The Australian Services Union (ASU)  has urged the Federal Government to transfer child care to local…

Councils in the UK have been urged to 'spring clean' their procurement systems by an independent review which has also called for more support for local government in cost saving…

By Angela Dorizas The West Australian Government has broken an election promise by pursuing council amalgamations to suit its “pro-development agenda”, according to Professor Stephen Jones from the University of…