Safety
Youth-offender police taskforce reports over 1,000 arrests
Kody Cook Community Services, News, QLD, Safety, Spotlight 0A dedicated Queensland police taskforce, specifically targeting high-risk youth offenders, has reported more than 1,000 arrests over more than...
VIC road safety grants open to councils
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, Road, Safety, Safety & Training, Spotlight, VIC 0Applications are now open for Victorian councils, schools and not-for-profit organisations to receive State Government funding for road safety...
$92M for North Queensland disaster recovery and resilience
Kody Cook Community Services, Disaster Management, News, QLD, Safety, Spotlight 0The Federal Government will be investing a further $91.8 million in funding to northern, Far North and north-western Queensland...
$600,000 for Safe and Diverse Communities grant program
Kody Cook Community Services, News, People, Safety, Spotlight 0Applications for the Safe and Diverse Communities (SDC) grant program have opened, with recipients set to receive as much...
Applications have opened for one of the Australian Government’s grant programs that fund non-infrastructure road safety projects and programs...
Guidelines released for Disaster Ready Fund round two
Kody Cook Community Services, Disaster Management, News, Safety, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has released the new guidelines for round two of the Disaster Ready Fund (DRF). Councils can...
Blacktown undertaking urban heat study
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, News, Safety, Spotlight 2Blacktown City Council and Western Sydney University (WSU) are teaming up to undertake the area’s first comprehensive urban heat...
City welcomes $22.6M to rebuild womens’ centre
Kody Cook Community Services, Council, Facilities Mangement, News, Safety, Spotlight 0The City of Stirling has welcomed the Western Australian Government’s $22.6 million investment in rebuilding the Stirling Women’s Centre,...
City of Melbourne’s Make Room project has begun construction, aiming to provide safe and secure housing for the communities...
ALGA requests data on local roads and infrastructure
Kody Cook Civil Construction, Disaster Management, Footpaths, News, Project, Road, Safety, Spotlight 0The ALGA has released a statement reminding councils to support critical national research by providing up-to-date data on the...
VIC Council collaborates to address gambling harm
Yasmin Isaacs Community Services, Council In Focus, Events, News, People, Safety, VIC, Welfare 0The City of Ballarat has collaborated with a number of community bodies to draw attention to the harm caused...
Publication to support council cyber security
Kody Cook Council, News, Safety, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Technology 0The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has developed a new publication that local governments and...
VIC Council preps community for fire season
Kody Cook Community Services, Disaster Management, News, Safety, Spotlight 0The City of Greater Bendigo is encouraging residents to be fire conscious and clean their properties of dried grass...
Working with preferred suppliers
Council Journalist Condition Assessment, Project, Safety, Safety & Training, Smart Cities, Sponsored Editorial, Technology 1Partnering with preferred suppliers is a key way councils can reduce stresses associated with the procurement process, while ensuring...
Concerns and realities of CCTV: balancing privacy, safety, and freedom
Council Journalist Council In Focus, Features, Safety, Safety & Training, Technology, VIC, Welfare 0By Adam Mowlam, Manager Smart Cities, City of Greater Geelong Smart cities leverage technology and data to enhance livability,...
Cut the noise with electric maintenance fleets
Council Journalist Community Services, People, Planning, Safety, Safety & Training, Sponsored Editorial 0When most people think of green solutions, they think of low-emission technology to reduce air pollution and the effects...