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Council mergers blamed for 13% by-election backlash in NSW Coalition heartland
Zimmerman sheets blame back to Baird.
Should NSW council mergers go to a vote?
And do ratepayers know what’s good for them?
Local government workers: they’re not getting any younger
Ageing workforce throws up significant problems.
ACELG guides council evaluation of service delivery
Councils will now be able to better assess how well they provide services to the community through a handy new manual from the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government.
Indigenous public sector jobs set to take a hit
ACELG cautions on regional council jobs.
Raft of cost savings reforms at risk after Budget
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Local Government has warned that an essential coordination mechanism between Canberra, the states and councils has been sacrificed in the Budget following the axing of the COAG Reform Council.
Don’t be seduced by dirty talk on debt, governments warned
Experts and engineers urge for more a mature discussion of how public borrowings for infrastructure can clear project backlogs and revitalise communities.
Training councillors to become better leaders
The Centre for Local Government at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has lessons to offer on how elected representatives can stay well on course. The role of a councillor…
Local governments could be 60,000 workers short
By Paul Hemsley Councils across Australia are facing an unprecedented shortfall in replacements for retiring baby boomers with the local government sector cautioning it could soon be up to 60,000…
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