Why roads are more than infrastructure
Road safety systems must be embedded in all council operations and processes, an Austroads guide says.
5 March, 2020Road safety systems must be embedded in all council operations and processes, an Austroads guide says.
5 March, 2020ALGA says tiny homes could help solve the affordable housing problem.
13 January, 2020The federal government is giving $60 million to councils to assist with repairing infrastructure and rebuilding bushfire-affected communities.
10 January, 2020Councils want funds to improve the condition of local roads and comply with heavy vehicle laws.
24 July, 2019Under-investment in councils’ management of community assets is leading to increased risk, warns major report.
19 November, 2018Governments at all levels are facing mounting costs from a range of climate-related threats to infrastructure and transport, according to a Senate inquiry.
16 August, 2018Commonwealth departments and state and local governments would adopt more explicit ‘green procurement’ policies under measures recommended by a Senate committee.
2 July, 2018As councils across Australia seek to make their communities more accessible for residents living with disability, advocates point to the importance of stakeholder engagement.
1 June, 2018Industry calls on government to encourage private freight investment by streamlining regulation and to make greater use of rail.
28 May, 2018Local government peaks welcome ongoing funding for key roads, bridges and regions programs but say inaction on financial grants means councils face a shortfall.
9 May, 2018A new $300 million a year community infrastructure fund and a boost to grants are among the measures local government are hoping to see in tonight’s federal budget.
8 May, 2018Local government welcomes new pledge to tackle waste but recycling industry says implementation detail and funding are missing.
1 May, 2018New national resilience taskforce welcomed but councils seek federal mitigation program to fund local recovery.
17 April, 2018Local government is scrambling to avoid a “recycling crisis” as China clamps down on accepting foreign waste, which threatens to derail councils’ collection of kerbside recycling, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
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