Archived News for Professionals in Local Government
Staff at the Newcastle City Council have initiated moves to take industrial action over the future of their jobs.
Tree-trimming delay while bats bunk down
The Cairns Regional Council has expressed some annoyance at having to delay its plan to rid the town of flying foxes.
Camp concerns over dam dumping
Wide Bay residents are worried some tourists to the area may be overcome by more natural beauty than they intended, with concerns over plans to release dam water near a camp-site.
Job service extends hand in drought
A group which provides employment assistance to people out of work in central Queensland says it may funnel the unemployed to drought-affected farms.
Tapping the desert with saline solution
A team from the Murdoch University are investigating ways to protect the vital water supplies for remote desert communities.
Looking for a way out of underground gold mine
The community surrounding a gold mine in Victoria have raised concerns about the operator’s plans to move from an underground dig to an open-cut project.
Calls to spread lead checks
Health authorities in South Australia are considering expanding a scheme to tally the amount of lead polluting public areas and the environment.
Nats MP stays green on CSG
A Nationals MP who has just been given a new job says he would be willing to go against the party line on coal seam gas.
Charges after alarming school violence
Charges have been laid after the second stabbing at a Brisbane school in the last two weeks.
Gosford gains Uni College boost
Close to $23 million has reportedly been put aside for a new University College in New South Wales.
New site for country learning hub
The first shovels of soil have been dug to signal the start of work on a new Charles Sturt University (CSU) building in Victoria.
Big firms at bay as port project stalls
Resource companies are being urged to hold on for a massive rail and port project in Western Australia, after work was stopped on the $6 billion development.
Dental debate dug out, some suggest asking experts
Another East Coast council has brought the fluoridation debate to the fore once more.
Digging deep to pool savings
Solar heating is nothing new in the swimming pool arena, but one city has ramped-up its renewable recreational warming repertoire – looking at a geothermal system to keep the pool warm for the next few thousand years.
Drink Safe cut and continued
The Queensland Government has decided to continue its trial of Drink Safe Precincts around the state, continuing a three-year effort to crack-down on alcohol-fuelled violence.
LGA looking at RDA limbo
The Local Government Association has added its voice to widespread concerns over projects now suspended in limbo, waiting for contracts from the Regional Development Australia Fund.
Mayors malign media, policy and Pearson
A joint statement has been released by eight mayors from Queensland’s Cape York region, soundly decrying Indigenous leader Noel Pearson’s control over policies in the region.
Petition pushes against Council gag order
One Western Australian City Council is facing a petition for its own suspension, after councillors voted to stop its Mayor from speaking.
Power worker payment is no end to pain
A former power station worker diagnosed with deadly mesothelioma will be paid compensation for his exposure to asbestos.
Welcome and warnings from the wild North
Tourism is down in the upper half of the country, with Darwin’s Lord Mayor hoping some highway and hotel upgrades might draw more people up to NT.
Desalination plan decried
A Greens party member in New South Wales has unleashed on a plan to build a desalination plant in the Hunter Valley, saying increased water prices would place a big burden on taxpayers.