One in three Queensland councils is at risk of becoming financially unsustainable.
Tag: local-government
App helps councils manage rogue trolleys
A public maintenance management app could win the war against wayward trolleys.
Audit finds gaps in council credit card policy
Staff used council-issued credit cards for entertainment, alcohol and parking fines without showing expenditure was business-related.
Community approval of council performance dips
Victorians think their councils are doing well on arts centres and libraries. Roads, not so much.
Govt backs councils introducing new ‘infrastructure rate’
The NSW government says it supports calls for new local government rating categories.
Digital neighbourhood intelligence offers way forward
Digital community intelligence can help local government respond as the world stares down a global pandemic.
Victorian local government reforms pass
The biggest reforms to local government in Victoria in 30 years are now law.
Why roads are more than infrastructure
Road safety systems must be embedded in all council operations and processes, an Austroads guide says.
Don’t sideline us on waste ban: LGPA
Local government says it needs support to meet waste ban deadlines.
$60M for bushfire-hit councils
The federal government is giving $60 million to councils to assist with repairing infrastructure and rebuilding bushfire-affected communities.