Applications are now open for the $32 million Regional Transport Resilience Fund (RTRF) to help four Central West New...
Community Services
Designing community leisure centres for our changing needs
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Features, Project 0By Neil Gibson, Project Director, Blacktown City Council Opened in November 2023, the Blacktown Exercise, Sports and Technology Hub...
Cockburn recreation centre: how active members saved the community $30 million
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Features, People 0By Michele Nugent, Media & Communications Officer, City of Cockburn Could regular exercise at local council recreation centres be...
Meeting the challenges of aged care in Mount Alexander Shire
Kody Cook Aged care, Community Services, Council, Features 0By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Council Magazine As the number of Australians aged 65 and over is projected to double...
The average person will spend a third of their lives at work. While our jobs can provide a sense...
Building a more inclusive Australia with diverse councils
Kody Cook Community Services, Features, People, Safety & Training 0Providing professional diversity and inclusion training, podcast production and opportunities for on-air sponsorship, Australia’s LGBTQIA+ community broadcaster JOY Media...
Buying nothing for circularity and community wellbeing
Council Journalist Community Services, Features, Sustainability 0By Dr Madeline Taylor & Paige Street, Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology...
Councils stepping up to address the housing crisis
Sarah MacNamara Community Services, Features, Planning, Urban Development 0By Sarah MacNamara, Council Journalist In a housing and cost of living crisis that has caused rates of homelessness...
Time to deliver financial assistance grants promise
Council Journalist Community Services, Features, Policy 2By Cr Linda Scott, President of the Australian Local Government Association Australia is in the midst of a cost-of-living...
Fed Gov funds new university hubs in regional QLD
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, Project, Safety & Training, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has announced that it will fund four new Regional University Study Hubs in Warwick, Chinchilla, Innisfail...
New resources to support learning about local government
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, Spotlight 0The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) has partnered with the History Trust of South Australia to provide...
ALGA releases 2023 Closing the Gap Report
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Indigenous Australians, News, Spotlight 0The ALGA has released its annual Closing the Gap Report for 2023, which outlines actions that councils across Australia...
$10M for councils in war on waste
Kody Cook Community Services, Environment and Sustainability, News, QLD, Spotlight, Waste Management 0The Queensland Government has announced $10 million in funding for programs focused on cleaning up litter, illegal dumping and...
Applications open for Darwin Community Grants
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Events, Indigenous Australians, News, Spotlight 0Community groups in the City of Darwin can now apply for a share of $50,000 in funding as part...