By Staff Writer Randwick City Council has won the annual A.R. Bluett Memorial Award – arguably highest accolade a NSW council can aspire to. The award is presented each year to…
Avoiding the pitfalls of consumer fraud
By Louise Sylvan One of the core responsibilities of governments and their agencies is protecting members of the public from illegal activity in all its forms. While individual agencies or…
Essential ingredients of good governance
By Jane Garcia There would be few public sector leaders more acutely aware of the importance of good governance than Andrew Metcalfe. He was appointed secretary of the former Federal…
Bigger the car, bigger the cost
By Adam Coleman Inner-city councils are being encouraged to make owners of fuel-inefficient cars pay more for their parking as part of a popular scheme introduced by North Sydney Council….
Excellence in environment
By Staff Writers Hornsby Shire Council has won the premier award in the 2006 Local Government Excellence in the Environment Awards announced recently at the NSW Art Gallery. The awards,…
Leadership answer to smarter procurement
By Adam Coleman Of government projects that fail, more than 50 per cent of those failures are ensured during the procurement process and leadership need to recognise they can and…
Commitment needed to grow arts culture: Garrett
By Adam Coleman Australian arts and culture are not receiving the advocacy they deserve in the national leadership, and need a robust commitment to arts education, a creative industries agenda…
Having her voice heard
By Jane Garcia An involvement in community action lead Judy Maddigan into a career in local then state government and to her present role as the first woman Speaker of…
Spend it sensibly
By Jane Garcia No matter how hard you try does there always ends up being some mouldy green thing in the back of your refrigerator that might have started life…
Imperative that local government shows leadership in sustainability
By Jane Hammond in Perth Local councils could do much to halt the march of global warming and climate change, a leading scientist told the Local Government week convention in…