Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - September, 2016
Gina Rinehart’s proposed 30-million-tonne Alpha coal mine is storming ahead after clearing its latest legal hurdle.
Mackay joins anti-fluoride drive
Over-funding figures revealed
Unincorporated towns frown on 'fourth tier'
Funds to forward Tassie plans
Upgrades rain on far west NSW
Imbalance behind big health gaps
Top marks for mobile heart check
Burnie backs natural resting place
A council in Tasmania has backed plans for a natural, eco-friendly burial site.
Huon given heave-ho
Tasmania’s Local Government Minister says he will dismiss the entire Huon Valley council.
QLD developer donation questioned
Queensland’s Local Government department is reviewing a big donation from an unregistered company to a Brisbane mayor.
Scullion claims "cracker" meeting
The Indigenous Affairs Minister has met with unhappy Indigenous ...
Sunny Coast waste going underground
Sunshine Coast will soon feature a high-tech, automated, underground waste collection system.
Two councils dodge conglomeration
Two NSW councils have won an appeal to have their forced mergers set aside.
Nalder prods Barnett on port plan
A leaked letter suggests Western Australia would be hit hard by plans to scale-down the Perth Freight Link.
Port sale nets $9.7 billion
The Victorian Government has announced the sale of the Port of Melbourne for $9.7 billion.
No moves on Scaffidi seen
More than a year after damning reports of dodginess and misconduct, not much has happened in...
RDA review gets underway
The Terms of Reference for an independent review of the RDA grants program have been released.
Rural shift costs still covered
Barnaby Joyce is not releasing the cost-benefit analysis for moving 175 public servants from Canberra to Armidale.
Sims backs gas links
The ACCC says it makes sense for Australia’s various gas network to be connected to each other.
Sydney vote seen as swing against Baird
In the days since last weekend’s Sydney council elections, expert have had a chance to pick through the results.