By Staff Writer Local government bodies across Australia will receive record funding through the Australian Government’s Financial Assistance Grants program. Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese, said councils and shires in New South Wales will receive record funding of more than $605 million in Financial Assistance Grants in 2009-10, […]
7 September, 2009
By Staff Writer The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) draft report on the revenue framework for local government has echoed the sectors call for New South Wales councils to assume greater responsibility for negotiating long term financial plans with their communities. The Local Government and Shires Associations have welcomed the release of the […]
27 July, 2009
By Staff Writer Councils have warned that essential infrastructure is under threat as a result of the New South Wales Government’s cap on development contributions. At least 29 councils across the state have given notice to the Department of Planning that they will be unable to provide essential community infrastructure if they are forced to […]
20 April, 2009
By Adam Coleman New South Wales police will benefit from today’s introduction of a new national information-sharing platform that enables police and law enforcement agencies to exchange and access detailed profiles of persons of interest across all jurisdictions. Developed by Crimtrac, the National Police Reference System (NPRS) is a comprehensive gamut of police information available to […]
12 January, 2009
By Angela Dorizas The NSW Opposition and Ombudsman have renewed their calls for the establishment of a domestic homicide review to prevent further violence against women and children. Earlier this week, Victoria became the first state in Australia to establish a coronial review into the occurrence of domestic homicide. According to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics, 29 women […]
25 November, 2008
The NSW Government’s $85 million regional assistance package, including funding for local libraries, broadband internet connection and infrastructure, could help invigorate country communities, according to the Shires Association of NSW. "Rural and regional communities deserve and need the same access to services and facilities as their city counterparts," President of the Association, Cr Bruce Miller […]
5 November, 2008
Noreen Hay has been sacked from her role as NSW parliamentary secretary following allegations of involvement in former police minister Matt Brown’s drunken post-budget romp. Mr Brown resigned from his newly appointed role as police minister yesterday when The Australian uncovered his inappropriate behaviour at a party held in Parliament House three months ago, where he stripped […]
12 September, 2008
Nathan Rees has been officially sworn in as NSW Premier at Government House in Sydney. The little known Mr Rees, who has been in state parliament for less than 18 months, took the oath of office before NSW Chief Justice James Spigelman in a ceremony this afternoon. The former Minister for Emergency Services and Water […]
5 September, 2008
In order to regain financial sustainability, 35 of the 100 largest councils within NSW will need to increase their rates, fees and charges by at least 80 per cent over the next ten years, according to a report by Fiscal Star. The report, commissioned by research firm Review Today, was released at the Benchmarking Best […]
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