Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - September, 2019
WA announces Landgate sale
The WA Government is selling property and land data agency Landgate for $1.41 billion ...
Albany supplies to flood Denmark
One of the wettest places in WA is running dry, but a new pipeline is on the way.
Gold Coast rent waiver uncovered
Questions have been asked about links between Gold Coast councillors and property developers who had rental fees waived.
NSW national park doubled
Traditional owners in NSW have welcomed a doubling of the size of the Aboriginal-owned Mutawintji State Conservation Area.
WA seeks net-zero standard
The WA Government has released a new greenhouse gas emissions policy for projects assessed by the EPA.
Big funds for rural moves
A new plan will see teachers offered up to $50,000 to relocate from Melbourne to rural and regional schools.
Djab Wurrung deal revealed
Questions are being asked about a secretive land deal behind a controversial highway upgrade in Victoria.
Guilty plea in pamphlet case
A former deputy mayor who anonymously published election pamphlets has pleaded guilty.
New suburb set for Geraldton
Foreign investors have purchased hundreds of hectares of WA land on which to build a rural Chinatown.
SafeWork slips reviewed
SafeWork SA has been told to change its policies after mishandling an investigation.
Water cop promises enforcement
The Murray-Darling Basin's new ‘top cop’ has vowed to restore trust in the $13 billion basin plan.
Biosecurity levy date missed
The federal government has missed a deadline for new biosecurity protections.
Land council seeks Chinese funds
One of Australia’s major Indigenous land councils wants Chinese investment into Aboriginal land in the NT.