The national competition regulator has given the all clear for the combined outsourcing of wheelie bin management for eight NSW councils, saying the move is in the public interest.
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Lake Macquarie council powers up mobility scooter test drives for seniors
By Paul Hemsley The issue of safely managing the growing numbers of people using personal mobility scooters to get around town has been a longstanding concern for local governments,…
Bendigo to sell Australia’s oldest stock exchange
The sale of entire stock exchanges and metals markets is usually the source of intense investor and regulatory interest, but that hasn’t stopped the City of Greater Bendigo from trying…
Bureau of Meteorology mobile app avoids Android forecast
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Checking third party weather apps on mobile and tablet devices has long been a daily staple of smartphone users, however the Bureau…
City of Melbourne gets lean and keen
By Kate Jackson The City of Melbourne was in the spotlight following the Australasian Lean Thinking and Practice Summit, held in Melbourne in May 2013. More than 200 people came…
Legal lessons from the Queensland Health Payroll Report
By Michael Grosser* The Queensland Government’s procurement practices and the acceptance of the role of probity advisors have evolved considerably since 2007 when it commenced the procurement activity for the…
Gartner examines post-election IT transitions
By John Kost* A change in the political leadership of government is often a time of high anxiety for public servants. Although it is unlikely that they will lose their…
Changing the picture on executive gender perceptions
By Dr Marianne Broadbent* Multiple factors influence the disparity between the prevalence of women and men in executive roles. There are three in particular that I come across regularly, in…