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When politics hurts council business

By Lilia Guan   Marrickville Council’s decision to back out of its support for the global boycott of Israeli goods has been welcomed by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)….

NSW planning mandate not enough

By Lilia Guan   Property development industry group, the Urban Taskforce claimed the New South Wales Government’s decision to act on its mandate to roll-back Part 3A lead to broader…

Councils list election demands

In the lead up to the March State Election, the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA) have set out their policy priorities. The LGSA have warned all political parties that councils…

Coastal council blazes trail

Nambucca Shire Council has resolved to switch from owning and buying to outsourcing after a successful 12-month trial of Toyota Fleet Management services. The council received the first of its…

Councils slam rate cap limit

New South Wales councils have renewed their calls for the removal of rate pegging following the release of the new rate cap limit. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has set…

Flood crisis worsens

By Angela Dorizas Communities across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia have suffered from severe flooding, with 45 local government areas declared natural disaster zones. The flood crisis…

EnergyAustralia connects with Cisco

EnergyAustralia has chosen Cisco’s Connected Grid solutions as the infrastructure platform for the delivery of a range services in its substations across its electricity network.   The networking vendor introduced the…