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Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood, Councillor Natasha Malani and CEO Peter Smith will be heading to Vienna next month for the world’s premier cycling planning conference, Velo-city Global 2013.
The group will join MP Michael O’Brien, Minister for Road Safety and CEO DPTI Rod Hook as well as Christian Haag from Bike SA to meet with key stakeholders and build anticipation for Adelaide’s turn to host Velo-city Global in May 2014.
“Velo-city is the world’s premier international cycling planning conference. It’s a huge honour for Adelaide to be given the right to host the forum next year,” Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood said.
Falling revenue, a battered world economy and a summer of natural disasters have been blamed for a no frills State Budget which prioritises key frontline services and increases cost of living taxes for Queenslanders.
With health, education and disability services the key recipients of expenditure increases, Local Government Association of Queensland President Margaret de Wit said that the official budget announcement contained few surprises and on first reading, no overall funding reductions for local governments.
'We appreciate that the State has had to make tough choices with this budget and had been anticipating little relief for councils already dealing with financial pressure under the very same conditions,' she said.
City of Perth Parking (CPP) has been awarded the prestigious title of ’Parking Organisation of the Year’ by the International Parking Institute (IPI).
The award recognises the City of Perth for its professionalism and contribution to the parking industry, including its exceptional efforts to integrate technology and enhance sustainability throughout its parking operations.
With an Australian-first mobile parking app, innovative licence plate recognition systems, a range of environmentally friendly initiatives and an active role in the community through sponsorship programs, the City of Perth is an industry leader when it comes to parking.
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is urging federal MPs to support legislation introduced into parliament today to allow a referendum to be held at the time of the September federal election to include local government in the Constitution.
The Constitutional Alteration Bill outlines a simple and pragmatic change to Section 96 of the Constitution to acknowledge the financial relationship between the Commonwealth and local government and confirm the continuation of direct federal funding for community infrastructure and services.
"We want to stress to every MP that without recognition in the Constitution, direct federal funding for their communities is under threat," ALGA President, Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis said.