Tag: local-government-nsw

A motion to declare a climate change emergency has narrowly passed at the LGNSW conference.

A new website will help councils attract more workers and fill skills shortages.

Microrecycling technology can turn discarded plastic into 3D printing filaments and flat products.

Councils want the NSW Government to cover an increase to the emergency services levy in next week’s budget.

NSW Government refuses to release key reports into local government, claiming the documents are exempt under the state’s information law.

Increasing pressure on councils is being felt at all levels but there are steps that managers can take to support staff.

Local government peaks welcome ongoing funding for key roads, bridges and regions programs but say inaction on financial grants means councils face a shortfall.

A new $300 million a year community infrastructure fund and a boost to grants are among the measures local government are hoping to see in tonight’s federal budget.

More than half of NSW’s councils are struggling to renew and maintain their infrastructure, according to the state’s auditor who says financial reporting in local government needs to improve.

Local government is scrambling to avoid a “recycling crisis” as China clamps down on accepting foreign waste, which threatens to derail councils’ collection of kerbside recycling, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.