Category: Local

By Jane Garcia Lismore residents have been encouraged to challenge stereotypes and engage in conversation with diverse members of the community at the launch of Australia’s first Living Library in…

In a bid to foster support for federal tax incentives for investment in community infrastructure, Wollongong City Council has recently issued a discussion paper on strategies to attract investors. The…

By Adam Coleman Local governments can’t rely on revenue from rates if it is to facilitate regional development and should consider redistributing funds to economic development projects, according to a…

By Staff Writer An international poll aimed at raising the profile of mayors worldwide has voted Melbourne’s Lord Mayor John So as the world’s best mayor for 2006. More than…

By Jane Garcia in Canberra Councils are seeking resources to ramp up their contribution to addressing the detrimental impact of obesity on individuals and communities. In a motion passed 67…

By Jane Garcia in Canberra Australian local government has created a five-part plan asking the Federal Government to build on the successful Roads to Recovery partnership on roads funding and…

By Jane Garcia in Canberra Australian local government has been invited to attend two major international congresses to be held in the Asia-Pacific region next year, and has passed a motion…

By Adam Coleman in Canberra At the National General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra today (November 28), PriceWaterhouseCoopers, authors of a new report on the sustainability of local government,…

By Adam Coleman in Canberra Somewhere between 10 and 30 per cent of councils have significant sustainability issues, according to preliminary findings of an ALGA -commissioned PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report, previewed…

By Adam Coleman in Canberra While 2006 has been a landmark year for local government with momentum created from the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) ‘3Fs’ campaign for formal recognition, fair…