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New mobile collection service for recyclables will soon be up and running in Wingecarribee Shire. The Community Recycling Collection trailer will collect from each of the shire’s villages on at least one day every week. The initiative is a response to resident feedback about difficulties with travelling to, or transporting materials to, the shire’s central […]
Continue ReadingWalcha Council in NSW will be looking for a new General Manager later this year, after accepting the resignation of current GM Barry Omundson this week. Mr Omundson will finish at the Council on 24th March, and has advised that he is relocating to Tasmania for family reasons. The Council has appointed its current Director […]
Continue ReadingThe NSW government is making $6.2M available to 14 more councils to roll out green-lid food and organic bins. News.com.au reports that the funding means nearly 300,000 additional households will be eligible for an upgraded bin service as nine councils and the Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation of councils kick off a food and organic […]
Continue ReadingUsers of pools in Liverpool Plains Shire have been put on notice, after a string of incidents described by the mayor as “totally unacceptable”. Mayor Doug Hawkins OAM said recent incidents at the council’s swimming pools in Quirindi and Werris Creek include a visitor attempting to throw a lifeguard into the pool; people refusing to […]
Continue ReadingThe announcement of $100M in funding to construct the Pitt Town Bypass has been welcomed today by Hawkesbury City Council. Mayor Sarah McMahon said the announcement was good news for Pitt Town after years of discussion. The announcement confirms the route for the bypass, which the government sees as crucial to improving flood resilience and […]
Continue ReadingA new Disability Sport Centre for Excellence will be built at Blacktown City’s International Sportspark, it was announced today. $15M in state government funding will deliver a new multipurpose indoor training facility for athletes with disability, along with bespoke amenities designed to allow athletes to train more often around work, family and educational commitments. Blacktown […]
Continue ReadingA senior executive at the City of Greater Geelong is challenging a planning decision made by his own council at VCAT. The Age reports today that Guy Wilson Browne, currently the council’s acting chief executive, is seeking to overturn the rejection of a two lot subdivision proposal on land that he owns in St Albans […]
Continue ReadingOn the latest summer update from the Local Government News Roundup:A poll calling for the abolition of councils draws swift response from the sector;A mayor cleared by independent investigation review;The Council set to put limits on ‘unrelenting’ difficult customer; and more of the latest news briefs from Australia’s no.1 podcast for local government news and […]
Continue ReadingSydney’s George St north is about to be turned into a giant LGBTIQA+ flag as part of the city’s plans to activate the area and fully pedestrianise the street. The installation is expected to be finished ahead of the Sydney WorldPride, which starts next month. Read the council’s news release here.
Continue ReadingAn independent review of the investigation into allegations concerning the Mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown, and Council staff and processes, has found no evidence to support the allegations. Canterbury Bankstown Council engaged Arthur Moses SC to review the investigation of allegations made under parliamentary privilege by two state MPs relating to planning matters over a 13 year […]
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