News
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Skaters stoked with new Youth Precinct
Local skating talent was on show when the Town of Gawler in South Australia opened its new skate park and outdoor Youth Precinct. The Youth…
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Reserve ready for kick-off
Frost Reserve is now back in action for over 650 Kincumber football players after Gosford City Council, along with Central Coast Football, spent almost $400,000…
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AWRE Council Innovation Awards*
The Australasian Waste and Recycling Expo (AWRE) and Meinhardt, the global multidisciplinary engineering and professional services consultancy, has put a call out to Councils who…
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Local infrastructure under threat
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has warned that local council infrastructure projects may be put in jeopardy. LGAQ President Margaret de Wit said…
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Delegation from Central Java
Logan City Council and students at Browns Plains State High School have welcomed a government delegation from Indonesia. His Excellency Mr H. Ganjar Pranowo SH Governor…
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Nominations open
Nominations for candidates at the 2014 South Australian Local Government Elections are open today, Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA)…
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Patchwork links services
More responsive and accessible community and health services have come to families and young people in Colac after the introduction of the Patchwork computer program.…
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Audit finds major landfill risks well managed but localised risks remain
In a report tabled in the Victorian Parliament today, Managing Landfills, Auditor-General John Doyle found that Victoria’s landfill management had improved since events in Casey…
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Choice and control empowers people with disability
An evaluation report of a self-managed funding pilot shows that giving people with disability the power to manage their supports gave them greater choice of…
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Collingwood Town Hall refurbishment*
The hall was built between 1885 and 1890 to the design of local architect George R. Johnson in the Second Empire style, and it is…
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Bring Back Financial Assistance Grants
Almost 900 delegates from councils across Australia came together in Canberra for the National General Assembly of Local Government (NGA), supporting an urgent motion to…
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Editorial
This year was the first National General Assembly this journalist has attended, and I was overwhelmed by the excitement and enthusiasm that I witnessed. Throughout…







