From left-right: Cr Alan Ward, Parkes Shire Council; Cr Genia McCaffery, President of the Local Government Association of NSW; Minister for Local Government Barbara Perry; Kelly Hendry, Parkes Shire…
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Australia’s mayors join Copenhagen summit
By Angela Dorizas A delegation consisting of mayors of Australia’s largest cities will join leaders from around the world at the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen. Lord…
Local government are the climate change doers, says Doyle
By Rob O’Brien Local government are the only level of government to act decisively on climate change, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle, has said ahead of the…
Include capital cities in Copenhagen agreement, say Mayors
By Angela Dorizas Capital city Lord Mayors have called on the Federal Government to include local government in the global Copenhagen agreement. In the lead up to the global climate summit…
ICLEI toolkit to help counter alcohol issues
By Rob O’Brien A new tool kit to help councils deal with alcohol-related community problems will be launched in Sydney tomorrow. The Alcohol-related Harms Data Inventory Toolkit will be…
Bring public transport under one authority: Livingstone
Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese; Lord Mayor Clover Moore; and former Mayor of London, Ken Livingston, at the City of Sydney's City Talk….
Cities could deliver greater emissions reduction than the CPRS
By Angela Dorizas Australian cities could halve their greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years by implementing a targeted strategy similar to the City of Sydney’s Sustainable Sydney 2030…
Sydney, Melbourne recognised for design excellence
City of Sydney’s Paddington Reservoir Gardens was awarded for excellence in urban design. Image: City of Sydney/Fiora Sacco. By Angela Dorizas A rehabilitated public park in inner city Sydney and…
Earth Hour goes global
By Jane Garcia Thirteen cities worldwide have signed up to participate in Earth Hour 2008, when residents will be asked to turn off their lights for 60 minutes at 8pm…