Category: Breaking News

The passing of landmark legislation in South Australia has made it the first state in the country to introduce solar feed-in tariffs. The feed-in tariff offers 44 cents (twice the…

The passing of landmark legislation in South Australia has made it the first state in the country to introduce solar feed-in tariffs. The feed-in tariff offers 44 cents (twice the…

NSW Minister for Local Government Paul Lynch has acted on a Public Inquiry Commissioner’s recommendation to dismiss Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. Mr Lynch said in a statement that Commissioner Frank Willan…

The passing of landmark legislation has seen South Australia becomes the first state in Australia to introduce electricity feed-in tariffs. The new solar panel feed-in laws are designed to reward…

Frankston City Council in Victoria has introduced an award-winning Graduate Engineer Scheme to address skills shortages in engineers and technical staff. The program aims to develop young engineers quickly, hold…

The Local Government Association of Queensland has given its support to a new website, www.qlddecides.com, designed to expose community opinion and record voter mood in the lead-up to next month’s…

The Western Australian Government has produced a set of investment guidelines for local government in response to the exposure of some local governments to offshore investments that have been impacted…

The Federal Government has asked the Productivity Commission to examine ways the Government can provide improved support to parents with newborn children. Any policy reforms in this area will be…

Seven new schools will be built in south-east Queensland through a Public Private Partnership (PPP). Premier Anna Bligh says the Governemnt will seek expressions of interest from the private sector…

The Northern Territory Government has announced the resignation of Elliot McAdam as Minister for Local Government. “Mr McAdam has given everything to the tough job of implementing the important local…