Council sacked for safe workplace fail

Staff at a NSW council were threatened and undermined by councillors, a report says.

6 February, 2020

Flood of donations a headache for councils

An online donation management service is available for bushfire-hit councils.

20 January, 2020

Review to beef up council power on dumped trolleys

Councils could soon have more power to crack down on dumped shopping trolleys.

4 November, 2019

Council comparison website launched

A new comparison website will increase transparency but hopefully won’t be over-simplistic, NSW councils say.

25 September, 2019

Councils dodge election bullet – for now

The NSW government is putting almost $20 million towards the cost of local government elections.

19 September, 2019

Council must explain $4m ‘missing’ from reserves

The Office of Local Government is awaiting a report from a council that ‘lost’ $4 million.

11 September, 2019

Secret amalgamation report to remain buried

A secret report used to justify the NSW government’s program of council amalgamations will remain under wraps.

11 September, 2019

State government backs down on council levy

The NSW government has agreed to fund increases to the emergency services levy after outcry from councils.

15 August, 2019

Bigger than Bill Gates: celebrating local councils

Local councils are vital to the NSW economy. But they play a much more important role – they are the heart of our local communities.

29 July, 2019

Minister responds to IPART local govt reports

The NSW government has ruled out some recommendations of an IPART local government report.

21 June, 2019

Amalgamated councils win time to harmonise rates

Proposed changes to the Local Government Act promise to make life easier for councils.

7 June, 2019

Claims of political stacking at Infrastructure Australia

Appointments and movement in and around government in Australia.

8 April, 2019