Asset backlog needs ‘interconnected’ response by councils
As councils grapple with infrastructure decay, optimising asset management through an ‘interconnected’ approach is more important than ever.
13 December, 2018As councils grapple with infrastructure decay, optimising asset management through an ‘interconnected’ approach is more important than ever.
13 December, 2018Under-investment in councils’ management of community assets is leading to increased risk, warns major report.
19 November, 2018Expert says councils do not have sufficient funds to repair or replace thousands of ageing timber bridges.
15 November, 2018Institutional investors are looking for infrastructure projects that can deliver environmental and social outcomes, conference hears.
1 November, 2018Development groups say ‘locally-led migration scheme’ would encourage migrants to live in the regions while experts say a population policy is needed.
11 October, 2018Transport minister challenges builder’s denials of a go-slow on Sydney light rail construction and insists the project can still be completed on schedule.
10 October, 2018A growing chorus of experts and policy makers are calling on governments to introduce more robust and transparent processes for selecting major public works.
8 October, 2018The botched way governments plan and deliver major infrastructure is contributing to other policy dilemmas like housing affordability and social mobility.
19 September, 2018Australia could be on track to adopt a user-pays system for roads, with senior bureaucrats and economists saying momentum for reform is ‘beyond doubt.’
13 September, 2018Coffs Harbour and Armidale in NSW will be the first regional areas in Australia to host a fully automated vehicle trial, while Tasmania announces an electric vehicle program in local government.
23 July, 2018Partnership between a council, an economic development company and a network provider delivers Australia’s first smart city network across a local government area.
20 July, 2018A lack of support and resources are among the key challenges facing asset managers, according to research that has informed new guidelines.
13 July, 2018Automation can help governments process the massive amounts of data being produced, potentially leading to better infrastructure and public transport, writes Ridhav Mahajan.
13 July, 2018Proposals for an updated public transport strategy for Melbourne, which is leading the country in population growth, have come in for sharp criticism.
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