Archived News for Professionals in Local Government - February, 2018
A Perth council has made it easier for residents to plant fruits and vegetables in local parks and reserves.
Gov sites caught in cryptojack
Australian government websites have been covertly used to mine for cryptocurrencies.
Call for NT exploration pause
The head of the Northern Territory’s fracking inquiry is considering measures that would delay exploration.
Audit calls for more open processes
NSW’s Auditor-General has called for more transparent and meaningful performance reporting.
Indigenous plan "effectively abandoned"
A new review accuses the Federal Government of abandoning its Closing the Gap policy.
Melbourne wants Apple store changed
Melbourne City Council has voted to step up pressure for the city’s new Apple store to be redesigned.
WA councils accused of building stash
Perth councils have been accused of squirrelling away more than $1 billion in infrastructure money.
Anti-pipeline petition presented
Residents want construction of Broken Hill’s $500 million water pipeline to be postponed ...
Frack evidence questioned
Environmentalists have accused the NT Government and Origin Energy of misleading a hydraulic fracturing inquiry.
Labor opposes Murray moves
Labor says it will join with the Greens to block planned changes to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
Mozzie spray creates fish fears
Concerns have been raised about the effect of a Queensland council’s mosquito control on the local barramundi industry.
Adani rail money dashed
The Federal Government appears to have ruled out NAIF funding for a rail line to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Doyle drops out amid allegations
Lord Mayor of Melbourne Robert Doyle has quit amid sexual assault allegations ...