News
-
Conference highlights ‘Great Society’
I have just spent the last few days in Hobart Tasmania at the Local Government Manager Australia (LGMA)’s premier event the National Congress and Business…
-
Victorian ALGWA supports constitutional recognition of local government
The membership of the Victorian branch of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) voted overwhelmingly to donate $1,000 to support constitutional recognition of local…
-
Plans for light rail network revealed
Parramatta City Council has unveiled its first report into a proposed $1.7 billion light rail network to service the growing Western Sydney population. Parramatta Lord…
-
Adelaide’s digital future
Free Wi-Fi in the city, citizen mobile solutions and smart parking technologies are just a few of the plans outlined in Adelaide City Council’s recently…
-
Funding great news for Golden Plains
Golden Plains Shire Council has called the Wednesday 22nd of May the most significant day in the Council’s history, as Deputy Premier and Minister for…
-
Ford’s demise calls for PC review – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
My grandfather was a blacksmith in Trafalgar (Vic) and in the 1930s he became the local Ford dealer. His sons later ran the business as…
-
Dalwallinu rewarded for multiculturalism
The Shire of Dalwallinu’s efforts to implement the principles of multiculturalism were recognised in April with the awarding of the Implementing Multiculturalism Locally Award at…
-
Gunnedah youth tour Manly
Ten young Aboriginal people from Gunnedah have visited the Shire of Manly as part of the Gunnedah/Manly Sister City Relationship. Participants experienced a diverse range…
-
Funding paves way for Ash Wednesday memorial
Cardinia Shire Council has welcomed a $500,000 Federal Government grant to create an Ash Wednesday memorial at the former Cockatoo kindergarten. Council has also pledged…
-
Councillor profiles
Cr Kirsten AlexanderMayor, City of Charles Sturt, South Australia I became involved in Local Government following my involvement in a community campaign to retain open…
-
Willoughby wins leadership award
Willoughby City Council has been awarded the Philip Chun Award for Government Leadership for cultural and entertainment destination The Concourse in Chatswood – one of…
-
Councils address violence against women
From affluent suburbs to the most remote corners of the continent, violence against women is happening every day in our society. President of the Municipal…
Digital Editions
