Archived News for Professionals in Local Government
The retirement fund for NSW local council workers is taking a stand on dodgy corporate conduct at major banks.
Fireworks ban forces search for new field
Accusations of racism and irrationality have been thrown in a dispute over a cultural event in Adelaide.
GAB gives billions
Experts estimate the Great Artesian Basin contributes over $12 billion to the Australian economy each year.
Restrictions removed in some parched parts
Parts of rural NSW are having their water restrictions removed and desalination plant turned off.
Gas ban goes deeper
Victoria will ban exploration and development of unconventional gas, including coal seam gas and fracking.
Campbelltown does Diwali backflip
An Adelaide council that had rejected a Diwali festival has offered to allow it.
Greyhound play hitting other states
The greyhound industry is scrambling to respond to the ban in NSW
Footprint smashing slightly less
Humans appear to have slowed down the rate at which they are destroying the planet.
Petitions push plastic bag ban
Environmentalists have delivered a petition to ban single-use plastic bags at Victoria’s Parliament House.
Values cut in contaminated town
The Queensland Government has decreased new land valuations on properties near a contaminated aviation base.
Adani leaps over legal hurdle
Adani has defeated the latest legal challenge to its planned Carmichael coal mine.
Council raid welcomed
WA’s Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) has raided the offices of a council that says it has nothing to hide.
Dog ban going down poorly
As legislation to ban greyhound racing makes its way through NSW Parliament, opposition is growing by the day.
Mass-sacking pulled back
Victoria threatened the jobs of over 100 councillors, but will now bring in a bill to save them.
Sri seeks growth in green ideas
Brisbane’s only Greens councillor is finding it hard to bring new ideas to the table.
Dodgy drinks upset thousands
A mass gastro outbreak in New Zealand has been blamed on contaminated water.