Category: Local

Council initiatives ranging from the Brisbane Metro to wild dog fencing have been recognised at the Local Government Managers Awards.

A Victorian council is trialling the use of coffee grounds in concrete footpaths as a replacement for sand.

Beam Mobility is pulling the plug on NSW’s first council-run micromobility trial in Lake Macquarie.

The NSW government is accused of withholding more than half a billion dollars a year in waste levies collected from local councils

The New England Weeds Authority board has been suspended following reports of financial mismanagement and governance concerns.

WA says it has modernised long service leave provisions for local government employees.

Northern Beaches is one of nine councils taking part in ARENA’s EV streetside charging project.

NSW local government professionals say the rate pegging system is restricting the ability of councils to deliver services.

Western Sydney councils have met with visiting Dutch experts to share ideas on waste management and the circular economy.

The NSW ICAC will open public hearings into allegations around the awarding of contracts by a former Canterbury-Bankstown Council employee.