Category: Leadership

By Staff Writer Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has invited comment on the draft National Waste Policy Framework. He said Australian environment ministers were “moving towards avoiding waste and actively…

By Rachel Borchardt A new “whole of government” reconciliation action plan launched by Queensland’s Bligh Government represents a potential breakthrough that will show the way for other government agencies and…

By Staff Writer Desperate to raise the profile of the UK local government in the middle of a recession, the sector’s peak body is about to embark on a nationwide…

By Staff Writer The Australian Local Government Women’s Association former national president, Kaele Way, has received an award in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours list. She has been appointed a…

By Staff Writer Mildura Rural City Council in Victoria has received a bronze award at the 2009 Australian Business Excellence Awards, held in Brisbane. Presented and managed by applied information…

Oil slick on Kawana Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Photo: Doug Steley, Silver Image Photographics. By Rachel Borchardt Cyclone Larry, the Victorian bushfires and the oil spill off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast…

By Angela Dorizas The Mayor of Leichhardt Municipal Council has called on the Federal Government to recognise voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at the ICLEI Oceania state forum,…

Univesity of Southampton professor of politics and governance, Gerry Stoker. By Rob O’Brien   Local governments will have to modify their management style in the face of the financial crisis…

By Staff Writer Local government should play a greater role in pursuing national gender equality, according to the federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick. Speaking at the Australian Local Government’s…

By Staff Writer   Cr Bill McArthur from Golden Plains Shire has been elected as President of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) for the next two years after a…