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
Experts have praised the Berejiklian Government’s new indigenous procurement policy but caution effective implementation and broader efforts to nurture businesses are crucial.
24 May, 2018
A new procurement platform to be launched on 31 May is part of a broader approach to making it easier to do business with the NSW Government, its most senior ICT executive says.
20 May, 2018
More than 80 public schools in NSW have opened their gates during the school holidays to allow community groups to use their playgrounds, ovals and courts, the State Government has announced.
16 April, 2018
In a move criticised as weakening councils’ ability to challenge environmentally destructive logging, the NSW Government will transfer some of the EPA’s responsibilities for protecting native vegetation.
13 April, 2018
Also in this wrap: LGA Tasmania reappoints Katrena Stephenson as CEO; Nick Mitzevich appointed director of the National Gallery; and Donald Cant Watts Corke appoints Michael Chant as a director.
13 April, 2018
Greater Sydney will become a “metropolis of three cities” under a key region plan adopted by the State Government on Sunday.
19 March, 2018
Local councils calling for state government legislation to address ongoing issues with dockless share bikes in NSW look set to be left handling the issue.
8 March, 2018
The Federal and NSW Governments, together with eight local councils of Western Sydney, have signed the Western Sydney City Deal, a 20-year agreement between the three levels of government.
5 March, 2018
The Copyright Agency says it has been ‘pushed to the last resort’ and is suing the NSW Government over the non-payment of fees for copyrighted material being shared within and between state government agencies. The Agency is the industry body representing the copyright and licensing interests of thousands of Australian authors, publishers, photographers, and other […]
21 November, 2017
Millions of dollars will be stripped from the operating budgets of NSW’s government-owned transport agencies, Fairfax Media is reporting. Quoting ‘a briefing note to staff obtained by Fairfax Media’ from Transport for NSW secretary Tim Reardon, the department’s deputy secretaries have been told that operating budgets for all the state’s transport divisions have been cut […]
5 October, 2017
A ten-week study and research has shown up shortfalls in some amalgamated council figures.
7 September, 2017
The NSW drivers’ licence is set to become electronic in 2019, joining three others already available in digital form.
21 August, 2017
NSW Health has a limited understanding of the quantity and quality of palliative care services across the state.
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