Keeping tabs on graffiti, potholes or dumped rubbish has become easier for a number of local governments using a new mobile application that provides improved communication with citizens.
Tag: reporting
Reducing the reporting burden on local government
Councils in NSW feel they have to spend more time reporting on the work they do than on the work itself, but there is a solution, writes Annalisa Haskell.
Climate change adaptation: lessons from leading local governments
A group of councils in metropolitan Melbourne has collaborated to develop a framework that tracks their progress on climate change, writes Dr Susie Moloney.
State action needed for real reporting reform
Last week the NSW Audit Office released its first performance audit into NSW Local Government covering council reporting on service delivery. The report said most councils need to do a…
Apps change the face of government
Faster information and changing behaviour come to the fore.