By Kim Powell For most of 2006, local governments in NSW have been at loggerheads with the Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, over changes to the state’s planning laws. Last year,…
Category: Roads
Share the drive
By Kim Powell In July 2005 the City of Yarra in Victoria became the first council in Australia to sign up to a community-based car share scheme, in line with…
Urban scrawl
Kim Powell looks at the different ways some councils have approached the problem of graffiti. Brisbane City Council The issue of graffiti in Brisbane is being tackled by the Brisbane…
End of the party
By Kim Powell With significant increases in the number of Australians using ‘party drugs’, including ecstasy, amphetamines and cocaine, the NSW Health Minister John Hatzistergos unveiled the Amphetamines, Ecstasy and…
How to woo an engineer
By Kim Powell Unless councils become more creative with the salary packages they offer, they will continue to have trouble attracting and retaining engineering staff, says Dominic Angerame, surveys and…
The secret to a ‘smart funding cocktail’
By Kim Powell in Hobart Unless regional infrastructure is up to scratch, investors will not look beyond major cities when funding projects, and several federal inquiries have confirmed this is…
BUDGET 09: Funding boost to local government
By Rob O’Brien Federal funding commitments including a renewal of disaster mitigation programs, new investment in roads and support for drought-affected rural communities, have been welcomed by the Australian Local…