Tag: tasmania

By Paul Hemsley Tasmanian Finance Minister has made a renewed push to help local businesses win public sector contracts after the state’s Department of Finance launched simplified contractual templates for…

Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) will manage and operate a floating marina and transfer ownership to Hobart City Council. The marina will be built at Sullivans Cove near Elizabeth Street…

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy has announced that NBN Co has finalised agreements for the construction of the national broadband network in Tasmania….

The Tasmanian Government is initiating a project providing total reuse of wastewater effluent to communities across the state. Re-using and recycling 100 per cent of wastewater, the Beaconsfield Waste Water…

By Rob O'Brien Tasmania has introduced an Innovation Strategy targeting investment in sectors such as renewable energy and the digital economy in a bid to modernise its economy. The Premier…

By Staff Writer Tasmanian libraries have broken through the 5 million mark, with library loans over the 2008-09 financial year up by more than 500,000 on previous years.   Premier and Minister…

By Staff Writer Local government bodies across Australia will receive record funding through the Australian Government’s Financial Assistance Grants program. Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government,…

By Staff Writer State and local leaders in Tasmania have linked up to increase the number of women represented in the third tier of government. Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett joined…

Univesity of Southampton professor of politics and governance, Gerry Stoker. By Rob O’Brien Amalgamations reflect the changes in society which local governments have to adapt to, a UK expert in governance…