Heated debate as climate emergency motion scrapes through
A motion to declare a climate change emergency has narrowly passed at the LGNSW conference.
17 October, 2019A motion to declare a climate change emergency has narrowly passed at the LGNSW conference.
17 October, 2019A new website will help councils attract more workers and fill skills shortages.
17 October, 2019Microrecycling technology can turn discarded plastic into 3D printing filaments and flat products.
3 October, 2019Councils want the NSW Government to cover an increase to the emergency services levy in next week’s budget.
11 June, 2019NSW Government refuses to release key reports into local government, claiming the documents are exempt under the state’s information law.
7 February, 2019Increasing pressure on councils is being felt at all levels but there are steps that managers can take to support staff.
23 August, 2018Local government peaks welcome ongoing funding for key roads, bridges and regions programs but say inaction on financial grants means councils face a shortfall.
9 May, 2018A 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.
8 May, 2018More 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.
23 April, 2018Local 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.
19 March, 2018Among a series of events marking International Women’s Day yesterday were calls for initiatives to boost women’s representation in elected and executive positions.
8 March, 2018Local Government NSW and four major NSW councils will hold a forum on the Night Time Economy.. They have formalised the term into an acronym – NTE. The forum will be held in the Parkroyal Parramatta hotel on 12 October (during the daytime). Details here. The forum is the first tangible result of a work […]
10 October, 2017Possible plebiscites for deamalgamation.
2 February, 2017Merged councils hamstrung.
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