Councils face major skills shortages, national review finds

Local government professionals are “not well positioned” in new and emerging soft skills, according to a forthcoming national review.

17 December, 2018

Councils hit back on housing completions

Local governments refute developer peak body’s claim that they’re behind development targets.

6 December, 2018

Local government to lobby state on live streaming

Local government peak will seek exemptions to a new code that requires NSW’s councils to webcast proceedings.

19 November, 2018

Tree management simplified with council’s app

From requesting a tree planting to reporting suspicious tree work, residents in Sydney’s leafy Mosman have a simplified way to raise tree issues with their council.

5 November, 2018

Recognising councils’ action on climate change

A council’s floating solar farm and a museum’s energy upgrade project are among local government climate change initiatives recognised in awards.

22 October, 2018

Council CEOs ‘hung out to dry’ on stress burden

Financial constraints and rising expectations are impacting the mental wellbeing of councils’ most senior managers, with the issue now set to be investigated in new research.

24 August, 2018

Climate change a challenge to infrastructure, assets

Governments at all levels are facing mounting costs from a range of climate-related threats to infrastructure and transport, according to a Senate inquiry.

16 August, 2018

Best and brightest councils in NSW celebrated

An app connecting residents to council is among the initiatives recognised as part of Local Government Week.

3 August, 2018

New site for relaunched Government News

The new Government News website compliments the editorial team’s focus on original news and in-depth features. 

1 August, 2018

Asset management: new guide supports continuous improvement

A lack of support and resources are among the key challenges facing asset managers, according to research that has informed new guidelines.

13 July, 2018

The case for machine learning in the public sector

Automation can help governments process the massive amounts of data being produced, potentially leading to better infrastructure and public transport, writes Ridhav Mahajan.

13 July, 2018

Sacked councillors say minister’s action an ‘affront to democracy’

In a move condemned as unfair and undemocratic, Ipswich City Council will be dismissed and an administrator appointed under fast-tracked Queensland Government legislation.

10 July, 2018

Zero carbon emissions: a shared path of real value 

Frasers Property is opening the curtains for the industry to examine, question and, ultimately, share in the process of creating the world’s most sustainable shopping centre at Burwood Brickworks.

2 July, 2018

Reducing the reporting burden on local government    

Councils in NSW feel they have to spend more time reporting on the work they do than on the work itself, but there is a solution, writes Annalisa Haskell.

28 June, 2018