Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - December, 2015
There are more hearings on this week in South Australia’s nuclear fuel cycle royal commission.
Macfarlane's ditch for possible Joyce alliance
Former industry minister Ian Macfarlane has defected from the Liberal Party to join the Nationals.
Official eyes turn to Geelong bullying
The Victorian Government is setting up an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying and dysfunction at the Geelong Council.
Review slams WA council money matters
A recent review has criticised WA’s Department of Local Government
Fish-watch enlists producers
Two major salmon producers will join local councils, Taswater, NRM South and the Derwent Estuary program to monitor waterways in southern Tasmania.
Perth conference plumbs options
Perth’s water supply and options for recycling are the focus of an international water conference this week.
QLD called to answer for traditional take-back
Reports this week suggest the Queensland Government has been planning to strip native title off traditional landowners to make way for the Carmichael coal mine.
Defence contamination response slammed
New South Wales water authorities are demanding that the Defence Department remediate the Tomago Sandbeds.
EPA ignores itself in WA road fight
Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has admitted ignoring its own policy to approve the Roe 8 highway extension.
Sand mine slammed for flood risk
The director of a company hoping to set up a sand mine in Queensland has referred to his own son’s battle with leukaemia to claim the mine will not harm children.