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NSW councils issue election demands
Councils’ wish list ahead of NSW election.
Disaster funding changes disastrous: QLD councils
Councils want to use own workers in disaster clean-up.
Stalled $2.1bn Roads to Recovery funding finally jump-started
Anger over length of legislative delay.
$120m row flares over QLD’s Royalties for Regions
Councils dig-in over state government raid on infrastructure revenue.
QLD Budget cuts to pensioner rates subsidies slammed
The local government sector in Queensland has hit out at the Campbell Newman government’s 2014-15 State Budget because of unspecified cuts to pensioner rate concessions.
Queensland councils demand legislative cover from rates litigants
The Queensland Supreme Court’s recent judgement that Mackay Regional Council’s application of a differential ratings system was invalid has prompted the state’s local government sector to call for new laws to protect revenue.
Landmark one-stop-shop for mobile apps catered to mayors and councillors
Councils in Queensland have welcomed the launch of a new digital tool that allows mayors and councillors to sort through mobile apps designed to improve their operations and productivity.
Queensland councils cleared to take out bat colonies
By Paul Hemsley The Queensland government has given councils the all-clear to take aim at “problem” flying foxes in an effort to mitigate the potential health hazards they present. The…
Queensland councils take control of infrastructure smarts
By Paul Hemsley Queensland councils are to take full control of the state’s specialist infrastructure and engineering advisory service for local government. The Queensland Treasury Corporation has agreed to relinquish…