The Australian Government should invest more funds and start building the Melbourne to Brisbane Rail Line, according to the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA). Local Government Association…
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LGA SA gets online apps
International companies have expressed interest in working with the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA SA) to create an online information application. The application would be for mobile phones…
Tribunal blocks council re-categorisation
By Paul Hemsley Council categories in NSW were assessed by the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal, but the submission has been declined until 2015. The Local Government and Shires Associations of…
Council calls for compostable nappies
By Paul Hemsley Lake Macquarie Council is proposing the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW design a campaign pressuring manufacturers to produce compostable nappies. In terms of sustainability, the…
Age proofing councils
By Lilia Guan The New South Wales Government has developed an online toolkit to help local governments become innovative with their planning strategies and creative with their use of…
LGSA praises Destination 2036
President of the Local Government Association, Keith Rhoades said Destination 2036, held in Dubbo, New South Wales this week, showed all NSW councils are in agreement about the big issues…
Commission findings on water utilities blasted
The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA) have strongly rejected the findings on Local Water Utilities (LWU) in the National Water Commission’s recently released report entitled Urban Water…
LGSA encouraged by Coalition win
The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA) said it was looking forward to working with, newly elected New South Wales, Premier Barry O'Farrell. President of the Shires…
NSW local government a step closer to single representative body
Shires across New South Wales have agreed to form a single association representing local government in the state. The Shires Association of NSW convened a special meeting on Wednesday to…
NSW councils improve planning process
A planning report commissioned by the NSW Government has revealed that the number of local councils with extreme planning processing times has more than halved. The 2009-10 Local Development…