Awards shine bright light on councils in dark times

The winners have been announced in the 2020 NSW Local Government Awards.

10 August, 2020

Councils get $4m for regional road upgrades

NSW councils will get $382 million to help repair, maintain and seal regional roads.

29 June, 2020

Councils alarmed at state overreach

NSW councils have sounded the alarm over the prospect of state meddling in local infrastructure decisions as a result of COVID-19.

18 May, 2020

Council employees thrown $112m lifeline

LGNSW says a job retention allowance will save tens of thousands of council jobs.

27 April, 2020

Developer contributions under review in NSW

The NSW government has ordered a review of developer contributions and levies.

16 April, 2020

Award a win for council staff during COVID-19

NSW council staff affected by coronavirus will be paid a job retention allowance under a new temporary award.

15 April, 2020

45,000 council jobs in the balance as local govt sidelined

Councils say they are being left out of the Commonwealth’s coronavirus stimulus and support measures.

5 April, 2020

Electronic council meetings get go-ahead in NSW

NSW council meetings can now go online to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading.

26 March, 2020

NSW, Qld diverge on council elections

NSW local government elections have been postponed but Queensland goes to the polls this weekend.

26 March, 2020

Up to 15,000 km of council roads to be returned to state

Thousands of kilometres of council-managed rural roads will be returned to the NSW government.

30 January, 2020

Flood of donations a headache for councils

An online donation management service is available for bushfire-hit councils.

20 January, 2020

Boosting mental health in local government

LGNSW has signed a joint statement on improving mental health in local government.

16 December, 2019

City of Newcastle wins top environment award

Newcastle was named overall winner at the LGNSW environment awards.

5 December, 2019

Councils wary of planning overhaul

A planning overhaul mustn’t come at the cost of quality, transparency and community standards, says LGNSW.

2 December, 2019