Category: Sports

By Staff Writer The Municipal Association of Victoria has welcomed State Budget commitments to key infrastructure programs and planning reform, but has called on the Brumby Government to work with…

By Angela Dorizas West Australian Local Government Minister John Castrilli has released Structure Reform Guidelines to assist local councils across the state as they consider how best to respond to…

Photo: Richard Sharman/Photoworx By Angela Dorizas Melbourne has opened its doors to the world’s neediest, as homeless men and women representing 56 countries compete in the sixth annual Homeless World…

By Angela Dorizas The Rudd Government has announced a $300 million investment in community infrastructure for all of Australia’s 565 local government areas. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told delegates at…

The Victorian Government will launch a campaign to eradicate sideline violence from junior sports following an increase in the number of incidents involving the bad behaviour of parents and coaches…

By Adam Coleman With a population of about one million people, Kibera in Nairobi is Africa’s largest slum. With open sewage routes, uncollected garbage rotting in the streets and a…

By Staff Writer The City of Melbourne has outlined an ambitious plan to achieve a minimum 50 per cent reduction in its water use this summer. The council’s $4.5m drought…

By Staff Writer The Prime Minister, John Howard, has announced changes to his Ministry, including two promotions to Cabinet, three new appointments to the outer Ministry and two new Parliamentary…

By Kim Powell Seven million Australians are overweight, and two million of us are obese. Our well-rounded figures indicate that two in three Australian males aged over the age of…