A new NSW education initiative gives young drivers the chance to help design a road safety campaign in the hope of getting the message out to their peers. Designed by…
Category: Transport & infrastructure
Iemma and Debnam square off online
By Staff Writer In an Australian first, NSW Premier Morris Iemma and Opposition Leader Peter Debnam have used online video pitches to unveil their pitch for voters in next month’s…
Putting money to work
By Jane Garcia The Federal Government recently launched an extensive campaign called ‘Understanding Money’ aimed at improving people’s financial literacy, including advice on how to prepare a budget, set financial…
Rates alone won’t do for development
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…
Cycleways to recovery
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…
Launch of Local Government Roads and Transport Strategy
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…
New fund piece for sustainability jigsaw?
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,…
Innovation key in civil construction winners
By Adam Coleman The 2006 CASE Earth Awards has recognised the innovative construction of a variety of civil construction projects around Australia, from a cliff-side road project to the rehabilitation…
Join the purchasing evolution
By Jane Garcia NSW councils are invited to join a new sustainable procurement program provided by the Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) and funded by the NSW Environmental Trust….
Mildura takes scholarly approach to skills shortage
By Adam Coleman Victoria’s Mildura Rural City Council has developed a scholarship program for engineers in an attempt to make some inroads into overcoming the problem of local skills shortages….