The remainder of Turley’s term will be served by LGNSW’s vice president (rural/regional) Phyllis Miller. Cr Miller – also ...

NSW Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig has defended the proposal to prevent councillors from holding private briefing sessions saying closed door meetings are open to corruption. Speaking to ...

Parramatta council this week nominated the city’s central business district as its preferred location for a “superstation” which acts as a crucial link to the federal government’s proposed Newcastle ...

New South Wales will commence pill-testing trials at music festivals across the state this summer. While keen not to be seen to endorse illicit drug use, the NSW Government said a free and anonymous ...

Without long-term funding, the federal government’s national urban policy risks being “aspirational rather than substantive”, an urban planning expert has told Government News. Released last week, the ...

The newly opened Ellenbrook rail line in Perth is a perfect example of forward planning, says an expert. Tim Trefry – a key player in the development of the Ellenbrook-Morley rail link which, ten ...

The peak body for local government in New South Wales has expressed concern about the proposal to prohibit confidential councillor briefings. While largely supportive of changes to the councillor code ...

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Local government is calling for more investment to fix the nation’s roads and address the increasing number of traffic fatalities. “Councils look after 75% of Australia’s roads,” president of the ...

Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas has resigned and is to leave politics altogether. Treasurer for a decade – the longest-serving standalone treasurer in Victorian history – and an MP for the western seat ...