Gehry’s ‘squashed brown paper bag’ building wins more awards

Dr Chau Chak Wing Building engineering feat.

10 October, 2016

Forced council mergers: the genesis of the full-time local councillor?

Will party machines muscle into super councils?

15 February, 2016

NSW council sackings threat real: local government expert

Three Sydney councils capitulate and agree to merge.

11 November, 2015

Pioneering program aims to increase number of female councillors in NSW

NSW local government elections 2016 could have more female candidates.

9 September, 2015

ACELG guides council evaluation of service delivery

Councils will now be able to better assess how well they provide services to the community through a handy new manual from the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government.

26 June, 2014

Cuts mean a smaller public service must be smarter

The Federal Budget announcement that more than 7000 public service jobs will go means a leaner public service will have to find ways to do more with less. But speakers at the launch of a report on public sector innovation said those same job losses could become another barrier to change.

16 June, 2014

Indigenous public sector jobs set to take a hit

ACELG cautions on regional council jobs.

2 June, 2014

Training councillors to become better leaders

The Centre for Local Government at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has lessons to offer on how elected representatives can stay well on course. The role of a councillor has always been a challenging one – balancing council rules, policies and procedures with the expectations of constituents who expect high quality service at a […]

20 January, 2014