LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOCUS

Former Tafe eyed for housing estate

The Liverpool plains region is working on a plan to use the site of the former TAFE at Quirindi to help ease housing shortages...

Local government minister meets northern mayors

NSW Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig made his first visit to the Northern Rivers Region in late February just a week before the...

WA to simplify local government meeting procedures

The Cook Government has released a consultation paper aimed to create simplified meeting procedures for all Western Australian local governments. Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley...

New short courses give insight into emergency and disaster health

In a time of environmental disasters and ongoing threats of disease outbreaks, a new suite of micro-credential courses Sydney’s Charles Darwin University will give...

Fighting cane toads on the front line

Councils in Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales are leading the way in controlling populations of cane toads by partnering with not for...

Major road works sequel to two years of disasters

Warrumbungle Shire is set to carry out more than $15 million in work to its infrastructure after being disaster-declared on numerous occasions throughout 2021...

Narrandera – a typical town awaiting a trigger

This is a very interesting town on several fronts. It’s at the junction of the Newell and Sturt highways, and midway between Wagga and Griffith,...

Peter Scott’s final gavel echoes across Cook Shire

After two decades of dedicated service in local government, Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott presided over his last Council meeting on Tuesday, 12 March...

Naming deadly heatwaves

With parts of Australia reeling from record-breaking heat, the Climate Council is calling for heatwaves to be named, similar to how we name tropical...

Mayors go back to school for the day

The mayors from shires in South Western New South Wales went back to school for a day last month. The visit was part of...

Time running out for fair increase – ALGA

Time is running out for the Federal Government to deliver on its pre-election promise of “fair increases” to Financial Assistance Grants to Australia’s 537...

New rubber trial for Sunshine Coast roads

Off-the-road (OTR) tyres are tough and built for demanding conditions, and Sunshine Coast Council is harnessing their performance qualities by using crumb rubber from...