Tag: nsw-government

While the NSW Government legislates for local government to work together in formalised groups, a diverse band of councils has already initiated their own alliances, writes Annalisa Haskell.

Experts have praised the Berejiklian Government’s new indigenous procurement policy but caution effective implementation and broader efforts to nurture businesses are crucial.

A new procurement platform to be launched on 31 May is part of a broader approach to making it easier to do business with the NSW Government, its most senior ICT executive says.

More than 80 public schools in NSW have opened their gates during the school holidays to allow community groups to use their playgrounds, ovals and courts, the State Government has announced.

In a move criticised as weakening councils’ ability to challenge environmentally destructive logging, the NSW Government will transfer some of the EPA’s responsibilities for protecting native vegetation.

Also in this wrap: LGA Tasmania reappoints Katrena Stephenson as CEO; Nick Mitzevich appointed director of the National Gallery; and Donald Cant Watts Corke appoints Michael Chant as a director.

Greater Sydney will become a “metropolis of three cities” under a key region plan adopted by the State Government on Sunday.

Local councils calling for state government legislation to address ongoing issues with dockless share bikes in NSW look set to be left handling the issue.

The Federal and NSW Governments, together with eight local councils of Western Sydney, have signed the Western Sydney City Deal, a 20-year agreement between the three levels of government.

The Copyright Agency says it has been ‘pushed to the last resort’ and is suing the NSW Government over the non-payment of fees for copyrighted material being shared within and…