— Call to halt local government elections

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 22:14)

OUTSPOKEN Burnside councillor Jim Jacobsen has called for the looming local government election to be delayed until the resolution of a State Government inquiry.

— Region. UWS hosts business chamber

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 18:37)

The University of Western Sydney hosted local businesses in the Cumberland region at the UWS Blacktown/Mt Druitt Clinical School through an initiative of Cumberland Business Chamber to encourage local businesses ...

— Voters in the dark on planning laws

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 11:36)

Local government exists to give local communities a voice.

— New Zealand: Two Big Blows To Kiwi Economy

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 01:55)

September 06 2010 - Australasian Investment Review – (AIR) Saturday's terrible Christchurch earthquake is the second body blow in five days to New Zealand's $NZ186 billion economy. The quake was ...

— Councils glove up over water price cap plan

   (Sunday, 05 September 2010 18:05)

[ABC] - The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says a cap on water prices could send council-owned water companies broke.South-east Queensland councils are brawling with the State Government over ...

— Glenn says it’s time for a change

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 14:00)

GLENN Inglis has high hopes for the local government area and in a special report – titled Looking Ahead – he predicts the Tamworth region has the capacity to make ...

— Somalia’s pirates sail forth into new mission – on land

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 10:00)

Ismail Haji Noor, a local government official, recently arrived in this notorious pirate den with a simple message: We need your help.

— India's Maoists spark hostage drama

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 00:51)

Indian Maoist rebels in the ...

— Election deadlock forces rural infrastructure delays

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 20:06)

The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says the Commonwealth's caretaker mode is placing financial strain on councils.

— Councils lack Brumby Govt oversight

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 20:00)

The Brumby Government is failing in its duty to provide support and guidance to local councils in developing business continuity plans, Shadow Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell said today.

— Client Update: New Qld land valuation regime - 03 September 2010

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 09:00)

The much anticipated Land Valuation Bill 2010, which provides a new regime for the valuation of land for the purposes of calculating land tax, land rental (for state land) and ...

— ACCC grants interim approval for joint green waste tender

   (Thursday, 02 September 2010 03:12)

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation to allow the Central Queensland Local Government Assoc...

— WA councils seek $10m annual telco panel

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 23:54)

The Western Australian Local Government Association, a group representing almost 150 Western Australian councils, is renewing its supplier panel for telecommunications services, worth just under $10 million a year.

— QRC says council deserve more of mining profits

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 21:47)

The chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says he supports local government claims that they deserve a better share of mining royalties and revenues.

— Free disposal days for e-waste (ABC)

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 18:11)

Adelaide residents will be able to dispose of old computers, TVs or mobile phones for free this month under a local government program.

— Fatigue law 'hits bush road gangs'

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 17:09)

EXCESSIVE state government fatigue management laws were driving council employees away from remote area shires, the Local Government Association of Queensland conference heard in Mackay yesterday.

— Labor-Greens propose local government amendment to constitution

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 01:54)

Brief - 1 September 2010 - The Australian Local Government Association has welcomed an agreement between Labor and the Greens to hold a referendum in this parliamentary term to include ...

— Council allowances to drop

   (Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:31)

Mayoral and councillor allowances for those elected to Fleurieu councils will be cut after the November local government elections, in a decision handed down last week by the Remuneration Tribunal ...

— Greens, Labor strike a deal

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 22:10)

Labor and the Greens have signed a parliamentary agreement that will come into play if Labor is asked to form a minority government. The Greens' leader Senator Bob Brown says ...

— Agreement puts councils, Indigenous up for constitutional recognition

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 22:09)

A referendum on the constitutional recognition of local government and Indigenous Australians could take place in the next Parliament following an agreement signed by the Labor Party and the Greens.

— McGrath expands Sydney presence

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 20:57)

Beilnda Luc In an attempt to service the rapidly growing St George region in South Sydney, McGrath Estate Agents has opened another branch in the beach side suburb Brighton-Le-Sands. Chief ...

— Councillors contribution not adquately recognised

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 19:28)

Some Cowra councillors have expressed their disappointment that even within local government circles, the work and responsibilities facing councillors are not fairly recognised. The comments came last week when councillors ...

— Cessnock Council expands to link with Companion Card

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 19:10)

Cessnock Local Government Area residents may now use Companion Cards when visiting council facilities including the public swimming pools and the performing arts centre.

— Councils sink bid for new state vote

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 12:00)

A MOTION requesting a referendum be held on separate statehood for North Queensland was torpedoed yesterday by mayors and councillors attending a local government conference in Mackay.

— $1.87 Million in disaster assistance for Maranoa

   (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 04:00)

Local Government Minister Desley Boyle today announced more than $1.87 million in disaster relief to help Maranoa Regional Council meet the cost of emergency repairs following flooding earlier this year.

— Federal engagement with Local Government welcomed

   (Saturday, 15 November 2008 09:05)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 17 November 2008 3:54pm

— Former Attorney-General to work with Local Government

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 24 October 2008 11:01am

— Heavy schedule at LGA AGM

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 21 October 2008 2:18pm

— State and Local Governments Join Forces

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 23 October 2008 1:26pm

— Governance assessment for Councils

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 23 October 2008 12:03pm

— Local Councils slash driniking water use

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 22 October 2008 12:05pm

— Financial best practice building momentum

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 23 October 2008 11:03am

— Local Government united

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 24 October 2008 10:58pm

— Local Government takes lead for water security

   (Monday, 10 November 2008 02:39)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 23 October 2008 12:07pm

— Free showerheads on offer as rebates tally hits $7 million

   (Monday, 04 August 2008 11:00)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 6 August 2008 09:59am

— Deferral options for seniors

   (Monday, 04 August 2008 11:00)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 6 August 2008 10:47pm

— Level Crossing Black Spot partnership

   (Tuesday, 22 July 2008 10:33)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 24 July 2008 2:39pm

— Waste water reuse scheme on-line for Berri Barmera

   (Tuesday, 22 July 2008 10:33)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 24 July 2008 3:29pm

— LGA to seek further information on country health plan

   (Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:20)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 18 July 2008 09:06am

— Lower Lakes and River Murray need water now

   (Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:20)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 18 July 2008 09:02am

— Go ahead for further consultation on governance council

   (Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:20)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 18 July 2008 08:59am

— Local Government welcomes planning reforms with some caveats

   (Thursday, 17 July 2008 20:20)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 18 July 2008 09:04am

— Local Government Committee holds regional meeting

   (Monday, 14 July 2008 10:57)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 16 July 2008 09:25am

— $35 million Wastewater Infrastructure Agreement Signed

   (Friday, 27 June 2008 22:33)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 1 July 2008 11:21am

— LGA Residential course Uni accredited

   (Wednesday, 25 June 2008 10:30)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 27 June 2008 3:35pm

— South Australians are champion recyclers

   (Wednesday, 25 June 2008 10:30)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 27 June 2008 3:33pm

— Councils take realistic approach to Climate Change

   (Monday, 09 June 2008 01:48)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 31 May 2008 12:28pm

— Your local Library â?? a major community asset

   (Monday, 09 June 2008 01:48)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 16 May 2008 3:12pm

— Councils welcome Federal Budget 2008

   (Monday, 09 June 2008 01:48)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 13 May 2008 9:00pm An LGA response to the 2008 Federal Budget

— Joint Approach to Climate Change

   (Monday, 09 June 2008 01:48)

(Local Government Association of South Australia) 4 June 2008 11:00am

— Londoners have until end of September to have their say on parking penalties

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

Londoners are being reminded that they have until the end of this month (September) to have their say on how much motorists should pay in parking and other traffic related penalties and charges.  A joint London Councils and...

— Views wanted on future of grants budget

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

London Councils is urging voluntary organisations to put forward their views on what should happen to its pan-London grants budget. The organisation is today launching an extensive consultation to find out the best way of using the money for the...

— London still faces massive shortfall in primary school places

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

London’s boroughs need at least £480 million to ensure every five year-old has a school place over the next five years, London Councils warns today. Most London boroughs are dealing with an explosion in demand for primary school...

— Ask Phoebe: Voting packs to help

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:30)

How will I know what ward I'm in and what local board? It's all very confusing. Andrew Johnston, Balmoral. Your voting pack, which should arrive in your letterbox between September 17 and 22, will have details of candidates for...

— Check this - it's the sign of an ex-cop's election bid

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:30)

It's the mark of the boys in blue and Ross Dallow hopes it will be an arresting image.The Waitakere City councillor has defended his decision to embellish his election billboards with police blue-and-white livery, saying it was...

— Reform high on candidates' agenda

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:30)

Vivienne Keohane is reluctantly running for office under a Super City set up.The North Shore City Councillor, who has been called a "fighter" and "a stirrer", believes the reorganisation was rammed down citizens' throats.In...

— Devonport's man spells it out

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:30)

Devonport residents are always able to put up a strong case to save a community amenity, whether it is the Victoria Theatre or the Masonic Tavern.But the pending merger with Takapuna places new demands on community representatives,...

— Rates a big issue on the Shore

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:30)

While hopeful politicians polish their CVs and rehearse catchy slogans, North Shore ratepayers are counting the cost of their city council's decisions since the last election.Candidates standing for the new North Shore ward of...

— Voters turn up the heat on Banks over bus lanes

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:30)

John Banks suffered the indignity of a slow clap while explaining his position on bus lanes at a Super City mayoral debate last night.The tempo at the Hillary Lecture at Auckland Museum shifted up a notch when questions moved...

— Keep boiling tap water, residents urged

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:30)

Hundreds of thousands of Canterbury residents will probably have to keep on boiling tap water for drinking until the end of this week to minimise the risk of outbreaks of sewage-borne disease.A medical officer of health for the...

— Deborah Hill Cone: Politicians miss the mark with their soulless promises of utopia

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:30)

I am obsessed with a local TV programme called This Is Not My Life . It is set in a fictional town called Waimoana. It is meant to be a sort of utopia.Everything is clean and white and minimalist and tidy. It is a well-planned...

— Unelected boards will be open to scrutiny

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:30)

The unelected boards of businesspeople running most of the Super City services will be required to hold public meetings.The leading mayoral candidates, John Banks and Len Brown, say they would require council-controlled organisations...

— Outside tradesmen ready to join Christchurch earthquake cleanup

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:30)

Auckland and regional tradesmen are considering sending teams to Christchurch to take part in the estimated $2 billion cleanup - but one South Island industry leader says they are not needed.A survey of Auckland plumbers, builders...

— Big names gunning for sole seat at city's heart

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:30)

Waitemata and Gulf ward is the shop window for the Super City. It's the capital of the region and where much of the action will be.It's the city's transport spine, economic, educational and cultural hub and has its own council-controlled...

— Cartoon: Oh, to be so lucky

   (Monday, 06 September 2010 13:28)

— Council faces post earthquake rating cut

   (Sunday, 05 September 2010 22:06)

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is today signalling a possible downgrade of Christchurch City Council's credit rating in the wake of Saturday's earthquake.The credit rating company has placed its AA plus credit rating on Christchurch...

— Mayor compared to Giuliani post 9/11

   (Sunday, 05 September 2010 13:30)

Mayor Bob Parker is unsure about the comparison with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, but the earthquake that struck Christchurch could help him keep his job.Mr Parker, who has taken charge after the 7.1 magnitude quake caused...

— Transport a burning issue for central isthmus

   (Sunday, 05 September 2010 13:30)

Maungakiekie-Tamaki is a ward that's always on the edge of transition, but after years of planning and consultation, projects are cancelled and postponed, leaving residents wondering what has happened to representation in their area.Projects...

— Brian Rudman: Expect more bus lane lawbreakers now councillors have wimped out

   (Sunday, 05 September 2010 13:30)

So much for the ruling Citizens & Ratepayers councillors on Auckland City Council being the party of law and order. In the face of widespread civil disobedience by motorists refusing to stay out of bus lanes, the councillors have...

— Christchurch mayor's stock rises post-quake

   (Sunday, 05 September 2010 13:10)

Prospects of Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker retaining the job in the next local body elections soared in the wake of the Canterbury earthquake, online prediction market iPredict says.The Victoria University research and trading...

— Average Joes talk Supercity

   (Saturday, 04 September 2010 13:30)

They are the Average Joes. A jury of 12 citizens from across the Supercity with only one thing in common: They're all called Joe (or Jo).As returning officers prepare the ballot papers to mail out, we talked to few of these Joes...

— The two Rons: MP to wannabe mayor

   (Saturday, 04 September 2010 13:30)

Ron Mark, local body politician, is a changed man from the Ron Mark, New Zealand First MP, who left Parliament in 2008. And it's not a mere wardrobe makeover.His fit 56-year-old body is now jeans-clad, with checked shirt and casual...

— Voters left scratching their heads

   (Saturday, 04 September 2010 13:30)

Most people have no idea which ward they are supposed to be voting in at the Supercity elections.A survey of 1200 newspaper readers found around 55 per cent admitted not knowing which ward they should be voting in.The other...

— Change4Life Partner Tools: Toolkits

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Changes to Audit Commission Board announced

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Quarterly Survey of Housing Associations: July 2010

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Local Better Regulation Office: Primary Authority steps on the gas

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman supports Thames tunnel plans

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Quarter of a million carers missing out on new State Pension protection

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Office of Public Sector Information: New legislation

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Commission for Rural Communities: Agenda for change - Releasing the economic potential of England's rural areas

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— DWP: Ethnic Minority Customers of the Pension, Disability and Carers Service - An evidence synthesis

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Heathrow Operations: Written ministerial statement by Theresa Villiers

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Changes to Audit Commission Board announced

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Local Better Regulation Office: Primary Authority steps on the gas

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman supports Thames tunnel plans

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Quarter of a million carers missing out on new State Pension protection

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Trade and Investment Minister appointed

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Funding of £1.5 million to increase skills in social care

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Homes and Communities Agency Kickstart and Local Authority New Build allocations provide welcome homes boost

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Lovell chosen for £3.8 million Sheffield development for Home Group

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Equine infectious anaemia detected in a horse

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Vince Cable welcomes appointment of Stephen Green as Trade Minister

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Home Office: Cocaine found in machinery

   (Wednesday, 08 September 2010 05:48)

— Deadline for America's Crown Communities Awards entries has been extended

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:48)

Submit your nominations for American City & County's 2010 America's Crown Communities Awards by Sept. 20, 2010.

— East meets West

   (Tuesday, 07 September 2010 11:06)

Jason Morrison, communications designer for Henry County, Ga., took this is a photo of an delegation of emergency management officials from Thailand touring the county's E-911 Center in August. The Thai visitors are planning to build an emergency operations center and wanted to tour Henry County's recently completed facility to learn how the system works in this country. In the photo, Henry County Director of Emergency Management and E-911 Don Ash (second from right) stands at a 911 console to show how emergency calls are routed through the system.

— Transportation study: Rural roads need attention

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 13:15)

ccording to a new study from the Washington-based American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

— Sarasota police headquarters to feature World Trade Center remnant

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 13:07)

Sarasota, Fla.'s new police headquarters will have a unique feature. The six-story, 102,000-square-foot facility, which opened Aug. 3, will house a memorial to fallen officers that will include a 40-foot steel triad that is a remnant of floors 90 to 92 of Tower #2 from the World Trade Center.

— Biloxi mayor reduces salary by nearly 80 percent

   (Friday, 03 September 2010 12:57)

Like many cities, Biloxi, Miss., is facing a budget crisis. So, as part of Mayor A.J. Holloway's proposed administration department budget, the mayor cut his own pay by nearly $90,000.