Planning Minister Tony Kelly said projects being funded include the construction of elevated walkways through bushland; a scenic foreshore walk north of Sydney; access steps to a scuba diving location;…
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SA councils welcome two new ministers
Councils in South Australia have responsded to the appointment of two new State Government ministers. The Local Government Association (LGA) welcomed Bernard Finnigan to the role of State Local Government Relations…
NSW councils improve planning process
A planning report commissioned by the NSW Government has revealed that the number of local councils with extreme planning processing times has more than halved. The 2009-10 Local Development…
Feedback sought on sustainable population strategy
Minster for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Tony Burke, released on Thursday an issues paper on the Government’s sustainable population strategy and invited feedback from the community. The issues paper brought…
New tools to map sea-level rise
Coastal municipalities will be able to identify future impacts of climate change and sea level rise using new maps launched today by the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency…
ICAC recommends reforms to Part 3A planning laws
The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has called for reform of Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act. Part 3A planning laws allow the State Government to override…
Local planners earn accolades
The 2010 Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) NSW Planning Excellence Awards recognised the high standard of planning within the local government sector. At the awards ceremony last week, four councils were…
NSW councils to trial online housing code
The New South Wales Government has announced the trial of a new online system for complying development applications. Following the signing of an agreement between the Departments of Planning Technology…
NSW councils offered $11m for local planning
The New South Wales Government has created an $11.2 million incentive for councils to complete their local environmental plans (LEPs). Minister for Planning Tony Kelly wrote to councils last week…
LGSA welcomes new coastal protection laws
The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW have conditionally welcomed changes to the Coastal Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, tabled in Parliament last week. Local Government Association president,…