By Rob O’Brien A decision by Premier Kristina Keneally to review planning laws introduced during the financial crisis has left local government fuming. Ms Keneally yesterday announced a review of the legislation that has allowed for quicker approvals of school projects and public housing developments funded under the Federal Government’s economic stimulus package. The Local […]
9 February, 2010
Mayors against the Metro present a petition to the NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Shadow Tranpsort Minister Gladys Berejiklian. By Angela Dorizas Mayors from across Sydney have called on the New South Wales Government to scrap its CBD Metro plan. Representatives of Mayors against the Metro presented a petition of more than 1170 signatories to […]
25 November, 2009
SYDNEY: Amalgamating Sydney’s councils won’t make the problem of resourcing go away, the Local Government and Shires Associations have (LGSA) said. In a response to suggestions made by the Sydney Business Chamber that the city’s councils could be reduced from 42 to 12, the President of the Local Government Association Cr Genia McCaffery said that amalgamations would […]
20 November, 2009
By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Government ban on political donations from developers does not go far enough to reform election funding, according to Greens MPs, State Opposition and local government. NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said the ban introduced by Premier Nathan Rees this week included no commitment on banning corporate donations, […]
19 November, 2009
By Angela Dorizas New South Wales councils have warned that a double standard exists in the rules underpinning the integrity of the new Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPP). The Local Government and Shires Associations of New South Wales have called for state appointed members on the planning panels to declare their pecuniary interests up front. While the Local Government Act requires […]
19 November, 2009
By Angela Dorizas There is more to modernisation of local government than council amalgamations and the creation of state government super-agencies, according to the New South Wales Local Government Association (LGA). Standing orders were suspended on the first day of NSW LGA conference in Tamworth last week to allow the 600 delegates to discuss modernisation in […]
2 November, 2009
By Rob O’Brien The Local Government and Shires Association and the Department of Planning have signed a new consultation protocol agreement at the Local Government Conference in Tamworth. The Protocol is a significant step towards the strengthening of the relationship between the two authorities. President of the Local Government Association Genia McCaffery said that it […]
28 October, 2009
By Staff Writer The NSW State Government has announced a new e-planning pilot to be launched across a number of councils. 12 NSW councils are set to work with Local and State Government authorities to work on an electronic Housing Code pilot project. The Councils were announced by the Minister for Planning, Kristina Keneally, at the […]
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