Local councils vote for a referendum

Australia’s councils have voted to demand a referendum recognising local government in the Constitution.

17 June, 2019

Inside Europe’s biggest local government conference

An Australian delegate discusses key takeaways from Europe’s biggest gathering of local government professionals. 

15 April, 2019

Ombudsman to probe council complaints

Survey will assess how local government handles, resolves and records complaints from the public.

5 February, 2019

Councils steer clear of ‘perfect storm’

An end-to-end service view is among the approaches local government teams are adopting to ensure financial sustainability, write Ben Smith and Ash McIntosh.

4 February, 2019

Councils looking to cloud to meet digital demand

From futureproofing to scalability, there are several reasons why local government should consider cloud.

31 January, 2019

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