The Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC) is urging the Queensland Government to host community forums as the council attempts to...
Community Services
Council trials AI platform in WA first
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, People, Planning, Smart Cities, Spotlight 0The City of Stirling has announced it will be making use of ‘Ainsley’ – an innovative, artificial intelligence supported...
Collaborative councils: why new shared service frameworks are a game changer
Council Journalist Community Services, Council, Features, People, Planning 0By Michael Craig, Business Development Manager, Harbour Software For millennia, resource sharing between jurisdictions has been in play, from...
Reimagining cemeteries as open spaces
Stephanie Nestor Community Services, Council, Features, Parks, People, Recreation 0By Stephanie Nestor, Assistant Editor, Council Magazine In a traditional sense, a cemetery is a place for the dead...
Councils addressing Australia’s rental crisis
Tess Macallan Community Services, Council, Features, People, Planning 0By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Council Magazine Australia is currently experiencing a record-level rental crisis, attributable to a period of...
Social spaces: using data to inform urban design
Council Journalist Community Services, Council, Features, Planning, Recreation, Smart Cities, Urban Development 0This Melbourne chair is collecting data to discover how people in the city use public spaces. By combining data...
Keeping community crime rates down
Council Journalist Asset Management, Facilities Mangement, Safety, Sponsored Editorial, Technology 0With a spate of violent crime across Australia from the onset of 2023, it is more important than ever...
Logan City Council’s library on-the-go
Stephanie Nestor Community Services, Cultural Services, Features, Public facilities, Smart Cities 0By Stephanie Nestor, Assistant Editor, Council Magazine Councils around Australia are striving to develop more liveable cities through the...
Councils pave the way for dementia inclusivity
Tess Macallan Aged care, Community Services, Council, Features 1By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Council Magazine Local governments have a responsibility to ensure public facilities and communities are safe...
Council trials smart reporting system
Kody Cook Community Services, News, People, Smart Cities, Spotlight, VIC 0A Victorian Council is looking to increase communication and feedback with residents by trialling the Snap Send Solve app,...
Reflecting on NAIDOC Week 2023: councils honouring Elders in the community
Kody Cook Community Services, Indigenous Australians, News, People, Spotlight 0NAIDOC Week, which runs from the first Sunday of every July, celebrates and recognises the history, cultures and achievements...
Councils call for dog attack law reforms
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Policy, QLD, Safety 0The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has welcomed the State Government’s launch of a public consultation paper on...
IPART approves SRV for NSW Council
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Council In Focus, News, NSW, Planning 0The NSW Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has approved, in full, an application by a New South Wales Council...
LGAQ calls for more funding for critical infrastructure works
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Planning, QLD, Spotlight 0Following the release of the Queensland State Budget 2023-24, Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has called out the...