Council surveys border communities on impact of closure

Hundreds of distressed northern NSW residents have responded to a council survey on the impact of border closures.

26 August, 2020

Council signs suicide charter

A NSW council is taking a proactive role to help prevent suicide in the local area.

16 September, 2019

Noticeboard: Sue Clearihan appointed LGA SA president

Also in this wrap: new acting GM for Lismore City Council; Infrastructure Australia CEO resigns; robotics expert appointed NSW Chief Scientist; and appointments and expansion at ANZSOG.

18 June, 2018

Strength in numbers: councils collaborate on key issues

While the NSW Government legislates for local government to work together in formalised groups, a diverse band of councils has already initiated their own alliances, writes Annalisa Haskell.

1 June, 2018

Drunk revellers climb council Christmas tree

Three fined.

12 December, 2016

Community funds floating solar panels at sewage plant

Lismore leads the way.

31 August, 2016

Smarter NSW councils scoop environmental awards

NSW Local Government Environment Awards.

26 November, 2014

Dentists drill councils over water fluoridation decay

By Dr Karin Alexander* In the 1930s, American scientists and public health researchers made a simple, but profoundly important discovery. People living in towns with around one part per million of fluoride found naturally in their drinking water had much less tooth decay that people whose drinking water contained lower levels of fluoride. All water […]

13 January, 2014

O’Farrell sends councils to back to business school

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The New South Wales state government led by Premier Barry O’Farrell has mounted an ambitious push to make councils more “small business friendly” through a new carrot-and-stick regime that will reward achievers with a certificate but also publicly list laggards that the state and shopkeepers believe need to lift […]

13 September, 2013

Lismore staff to manage its own waste

Management style changes are expected to give Lismore City Council staff a better idea of what is a waste of resources. Council has introduced a plan for its internal staff to actively identify what is a ‘waste of money, brains and time’ (WOMBAT). The WOMBAT plan is to change the council’s internal culture and move […]

7 August, 2012