Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - September, 2016
Northern Territory aquifers are being drained at a concerning rate, leading some to suggest a ban on new bores.
Fixes flowing too slowly in WA
Rural WA councils are sick of sub-standard water and slow efforts to fix it.
Gas ban lands alongside review
A scientific review and moratorium on hydraulic fracturing begins in the NT today.
Reef sweep to check vitals
NASA is undertaking a high-tech review of the Great Barrier Reef's health.
Shenhua faces new heritage check
An independent review will look at the risks Shenhua's proposed Watermark mine pose to Aboriginal heritage and sacred sites
Palaszczuk pledges prison shift
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says 17-year-olds will be moved from adult prisons within a year.
Porsche mad at NT safety push
Luxury car-maker Porsche says the Northern Territory Government is running a “nanny state” after open speed limits were partly removed.
Vital student scheme sustained
More funding has been provided for a program that gives students a visceral look at the risks of drink driving.
Vote changes tested this weekend
Clover Moore will see the effect of controversial changes to voting rules ...
Big bill for deactivated desal
Sydney Water customers pay $194 million a year to a private firm for a desalination plant that does not work.
Yarra river revival underway
The Victorian Government hopes a unified front will help clean the famously brown Yarra River.
Mehajer hit with managing ban
Former Sydney councillor Salim Mehajer has been banned from managing corporations for three years due to high level incompetence.
Inquiry seeks outback options
Telstra may be forced to let competitors in on its mobile network in regional and remote areas.