By Angela Dorizas A number of councils across New South Wales are failing to list significant heritage items on their Local Environmental Plans (LEP), the National Trust of Australia has…
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NSW Govt not exercising special planning powers, developers claim
By Angela Dorizas Western Sydney has been deprived $1.4 billion worth of investment because the NSW Government has refused to give Part 3A status to a number of major projects,…
Scrap the rate cap: LGSA
By Angela Dorizas Delivery of vital community services in New South Wales is under threat following the State Government’s decision to reduce the rate cap to only 2.6 per cent,…
NSW councils miss out on infrastructure funding
By Staff Writer Sydney councils have shunned the State Government’s $200 million infrastructure fund, developers claim. The NSW Government scheme provides interest-free loans to local governments to fact-track local infrastructure projects….
NSW ministers sworn in
By Angela Dorizas New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has unveiled her new cabinet, sworn in today by NSW Governor Marie Bashir. The cabinet reshuffle has seen the return of…
Keneally ousts Rees as NSW Premier
By Rob O’Brien The former planning minister Kristina Keneally has become the first female Premier of New South Wales rolling Nathan Rees in a spill by 47 votes to 21….
Sydney mayors slam metro plan
Mayors against the Metro present a petition to the NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell and Shadow Tranpsort Minister Gladys Berejiklian. By Angela Dorizas Mayors from across Sydney have called on…
Tripodi, Macdonald dropped from Rees cabinet
By Angela Dorizas New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees has dumped two senior ministers from cabinet after gaining approval from the State Labor Conference to choose his own ministry. Mr…
Restore public service integrity, says NSW Ombudsman
By Angela Dorizas The New South Wales Ombudsman, Bruce Barbour, has called for integrity to be restored in the state’s public service. Tabling his Annual Report for 2008-2009 in parliament today,…
Grants for healthy communities
By Staff Writer NSW Health has made available a second round of grants for local governments and Aboriginal Land Councils promoting healthy living. Through the Healthy Communities grant scheme, eligible…