Council budgets are starting to show the financial toll COVID-19 is taking on local government.
Tag: COVID19
Sydney gets 10km of pop-up cycleways
Sydney is getting pop-up bike paths as capacity limits are placed on public transport.
Sydney traffic lights automated to combat COVID-19
Automated pedestrian crossings will be active in the Sydney CBD for 24 hours a day.
MyGov website crashes as 95,000 seek access
The MyGov website crashed as tens of thousands of newly jobless Australians sought assistance.
City of Melbourne approves $10m coronavirus stimulus
From multi-million stimulus packages to cancelled swimming lessons, councils have joined the fight against COVID-19.
Council curfews accused of fueling panic buying
Councils are being asked to waive supermarket delivery curfews to help minimise panic buying.
Casual govt employees to get paid COVID-19 leave
Casual government employees forced to miss work because of COVID-19 now have access to paid leave.
Local govt thrust into COVID19 front line
Councils have been thrust into a front line role in the coronavirus response.
Place Branding Australia 2020 postponed
The Place Branding Australia conference has been postponed following the cancellation of Dark Mofo.
Fever clinics and telehealth in national coronavirus response
How long Australia continues to contain COVID19 depends on the public health response, the chief medical officer says.
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