Asset Management
Does Australia have the domestic capability to weather a digital crisis?
April Shepherd Asset Management, Disaster Management, Maintenance, Sponsored Editorial 0In recent years, the world has had to face numerous crises – the COVID-19 pandemic, increased number of targeted...
Council to repair $100,000 of fire damage at Riverslea Bridge
laurendelorenzo Asset Management, Council, News, QLD, Spotlight, Urban Development 0Rockhampton Regional Council is set to fund repairs to Riverslea Bridge, after a fire caused damage to the base...
FITT Resources keeps Sydney Water pumping
laurendelorenzo Condition Assessment, Maintenance, Partner Solutions, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Sydney Water provides water and wastewater services to the Sydney metropolitan, Illawarra and Blue Mountains regions. Its area of...
Smart cities are built using collaboration
April Shepherd Asset Management, Smart Cities, Sponsored Editorial 0by Ferzad Bharuch, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, Hexagon Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial (SIG) People often associate smart cities...
ALGA calls for urgent infrastructure maintenance
laurendelorenzo Condition Assessment, Council, Facilities Mangement, Maintenance, News, Safety, Spotlight 0A new report from the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) revealed that a significant number of public facilities across...
Cyclone-rated smart poles transform Broome’s Chinatown
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Community Services, Partner Solutions, Public facilities, Safety, Urban Development 0Chinatown in Broome, Western Australia, has undergone a $30 million revitalisation, enhancing the vibrancy of the historic precinct. The...
National asset report outlines key role of councils in road safety
Annabelle Powell Asset Management, Council, News, Spotlight 0The 2021 National State of the Assets report has been released, outlining the local government asset management status and...
Greening, cooling, and protecting our urban environments with better spatial data
Patricia Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, News, Partner Solutions, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology 0Spatial technology company Aerometrex has developed a suite of urban greening data services to help all levels of government...
Protecting our smart cities from cyber attacks
Patricia Asset Management, Features, News, Smart Cities, Technology 0by Eliza Both, Editor, Council magazine All around us in our cities, from the trains we take to the...
Douglas Shire Council makes the switch to smart water metering
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Partner Solutions, Smart Cities, Technology, Water 0Douglas Shire Council is set to install Taggle Systems’ smart water metering solution to improve water security, billing accuracy,...
Green streets: why urban greening is vital to our cities
Patricia Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, Features, News, Sustainability 0As our cities continue to grow and our urban environments become more densely populated, city planners are turning to...
Programmed partners with City of Melbourne for critical maintenance services
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Facilities Mangement, Partner Solutions 0Programmed, Australia’s largest provider of staffing, operations, and maintenance services employing around 30,000 people across Australia and New Zealand,...
Water, sewer operations under Council review
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Central Coast Council has commissioned an independent review of the model governing its water and sewer operations. Council CEO,...
Council secures $12 million in bushfire recovery funding
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Council, Disaster Management, News 0Shoalhaven City Council has secured $12 million for bushfire recovery, response and preparedness projects in the Shoalhaven region. Council...
NSW Council sets sights on carbon neutrality by 2031
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Council, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, Lighting, News, NSW, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Kiama Council has adopted a new Corporate Emissions Reduction Plan which will see the council set itself the target...
National Economic Development Conference comes to Mackay
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Community Services, Partner Solutions 0Regional Transformation – An Evolution of the Circular Economy is the timely and relevant theme of the 2021 National...
Smart bus shelter winner chosen
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Community Services, Council, Mobility, News, Safety, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Transport 0An innovative bus shelter that can use vibration and sound to inform passengers of an approaching bus has won...
Councils oppose infrastructure contributions rule changes
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Civil Construction, Council, News, Spotlight 0LGNSW is set to oppose infrastructure contribution rule changes that threaten to defer and reduce critical developer payments to...