Policy

Greater Dandenong City Council has hosted over 50 representatives from the  Victorian Government, local businesses, jobseekers and service providers, at...

The National Economic Development Conference (NEDC) returns to a face-to-face format this year in Sydney, bringing economic development professionals together...

New South Wales’ Shellharbour City Council has appointed a new CEO, following the departure of outgoing CEO Carey Macintyre. Michael...

by Dr Portia Odell, Director, Cities Power Partnership Local governments across Australia are leading the race to net zero communities,...

As part of its 2022-23 Budget, Brisbane City Council has introduced new rating categories which will see owners of short...

The Victorian Government has announced a $7 million funding plan across 25 rural councils, to replace ageing IT infrastructure that...

Great South Coast councilsCorangamite Shire, Warrnambool City & Moyne Shire, are beginning the development of a Regional Digital Strategy in...

The City of Whittlesea has developed a new economic strategy to support a strong, innovative local economy over the next...

The City of Greater Geelong is offering over $825,000 to community sectors and groups impacted by COVID-19, in the latest...

The project team working on a toolkit to assist South Australian regional councils alleviate severe housing supply shortages is seeking...

by Linda Scott, President of the Australian Local Government Association The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated local government’s ability to respond...

A cluster of councils in Melbourne’s east and south-east have published a new blueprint for local government responses to homelessness,...

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has called for a more targeted focus on domestic and family violence prevention by...

NSW’s peak body for councils, LGNSW, has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s recently released 2021 white paper Rebooting the economy, which...

The Federal Government has released a discussion paper to further inform the development of Australia’s Future Fuels Strategy, which will...

The Western Australian Government has begun work to identify legislative and regulatory measures that would allow temporary ministerial override of...

CSIRO’s world-class, high containment biosecurity research facility in Geelong has received a $220 million upgrade to assist its work in...

The 2019 Victorian State of Engineering Report has highlighted the high demand for engineers in Victoria’s infrastructure industry. The report explores the...