Public and industry comment is being sought on a discussion paper that outlines measures to increase the fuel efficiency of Australia’s car fleet. The Australian Transport Council and the Environment Protection and Heritage Council – Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Working Group have released a discussion in response to a COAG request to investigate vehicle fuel efficiency […]
22 September, 2008
Is it possible to secure effective international action to reduce the risks of dangerous climate change to acceptable levels, presuming Australia would play only a proportionate part in the global effort? If so, what degree of mitigation would be in Australia’s interests, and what would be an appropriate Australian contribution to the global effort? These […]
9 September, 2008
A Green Paper on the future of Australian Innovation will be publicly released by Dr Terry Cutler at an event in Melbourne next week. Dr Cutler will address the business innovation community at InnoFuture 2008 on September 10th and will present the findings and key decisions from the Green Paper. Dr Cutler, Chairman of the National Innovation Review […]
5 September, 2008
By Angela Dorizas in Cairns If elected next year, Queensland’s newly merged Liberal-National Party will allow councils across the state to de-amalgamate. Leader of the Opposition, Lawrence Springborg, announced the LNP’s de-amalgamation policy at the annual conference of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) in Cairns. The announcement came in response to a challenge by […]
4 September, 2008
The Cities for Climate Protection Australia program (CCP) has launched a new project to help Australian councils achieve greenhouse and financial savings by making the switch to energy efficient office equipment. Office equipment and IT consumes approximately 15 per cent of total building energy use. This figure is expected to grow as the number of […]
1 September, 2008
City of Sydney has staked claim to the title of Australia’s first carbon neutral government. The council’s CEO, Monica Barone said this was accomplished by improving energy efficiency, using accredited renewable energy and offsetting unavoidable carbon emissions. “The City of Sydney is proud to lead the way by becoming the first government in Australia to […]
13 August, 2008
Four councils in Queensland will participate in a new trial program to curb the number of unwanted cats and dogs being killed each year. The two-year trial will allow councils to try a number of methods to reduce the increasing number of cats and dogs being dumped at animal collection centres around the state. Queensland […]
12 August, 2008
An unusual exhibition in Launceston, Tasmania features images taken by the local community on 100 disposable cameras distributed by council. A collection of images and recorded voices, the ‘100 eyes 100 voices’ exhibition was collated by a wide range of community members. Council distributed 100 disposable cameras to residents in July, with the brief […]
6 August, 2008
The Productivity Commission has released its latest scorecard on the financial performance of 86 government trading enterprises (GTEs). The report also examines the impact on capital management of inadequate compensation for community service obligations and of the persistent poor performance of some GTEs. The 86 GTEs monitored provide services in key sectors of the economy […]
6 August, 2008
Competing for scarce human resources, companies are increasingly taking on the responsibilities for the health and wellness of their employees. For a long time health policy decisions have soley been a matter for government and the health sector but that is changing. Improving the health of people through the workplace also reduces the burden of health on […]
5 August, 2008
Competing for scarce human resources, companies are increasingly taking on the responsibilities for the health and wellness of their employees. For a long time health policy decisions have been solely as a matter for governments and the health sector but that is changing. Improving the health of people through the workplace also reduces the burden […]
5 August, 2008
The inept handling of the tendering procedure for Sydney’s desalination plant was partly responsible for the difficulty experienced in securing funding, a panel of industry experts said at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia conference in Sydney. Managing director of Sydney Water Dr Kerry Schott said Australia was in “a try-everything phase” to develop management models for the […]
4 August, 2008
Local councils are suffering from a number of financial weaknesses, including heavy reliance on tenuous grants from state and federal government, little to no spare cash for emergencies, expenses growing in excess of underlying costs, and insufficient capital works spending. That is the view of Review Today chairman, Professor Percy Allan, who revealed the Fiscal […]
30 July, 2008
Local Government Minister Warren Pitt has announced that the Queensland Government would remake the policy guidelines for the reimbursement of expenses and provision of facilities for local government councillors. LGAQ president Paul Bell said councils were “grateful” for the decision to abolish the policy and make appropriate amendments to the Local Government Act. “The LGAQ has […]
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