Tag: queensland

Gold Coast City Council is on the way to setting a new environmental benchmark. Image: Murray Waite, Tourism Queensland. By Rachel Borchardt When rampant developers known as the ‘white shoe…

By Rob O’Brien The biggest threat of corruption is through public sector complacency, the head of the Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) has said.   In announcing its line-up…

Oil slick on Kawana Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Photo: Doug Steley, Silver Image Photographics. By Rachel Borchardt Cyclone Larry, the Victorian bushfires and the oil spill off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast…

By Staff Writer The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has advised councils to consider a rate hike of up to eight per cent this year. LGAQ executive director Greg…

A stunned Ben Southall (second from right) is named Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. By Angela Dorizas Britain’s Ben Southall has been appointed Caretaker of the Islands of…

By Rachel Borchardt Changes to Queensland’s Local Government Act are long overdue and will make councils more transparent, according to Sunshine Coast Regional Council mayor Bob Abbot. He said the new…

By Rachel Borchardt in Brisbane Some of the hottest local government issues, including infrastructure upgrades, climate change and the recession, were key themes at a major council infrastructure conference that…

By Angela Dorizas Unions have threatened to take industrial action if the Queensland Government fails to deliver on its election commitment of public servant wage increases. Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser…

The Queensland Government has offered $1 million to the communities that come up with the best ideas to combat obesity. The unusual scheme will see towns compete in a state-wide…

By Rachel Borchardt in Brisbane The new legislative changes to the Queensland Local Government Act will create a costly and time-consuming exercise for councils, according to the Local Government Association…