Local Government

A man accused of smashing more than 60 windows at a city council building in Perth over what's believed to be a dispute involving dogs is remanded in custody.

Blue Haven Bonaira was described as the largest council project in Australia when it was completed in 2019 but less than five years later, Kiama's local government has been forced to sell the business to repair the damage done to its bottom line.

The Gold Coast council is under fire for slugging unit owners living on higher floors of apartment buildings with massive rate rises.

The 5-star Sheraton accommodation at Hervey Bay would be the largest resort of its kind between Cairns and Brisbane. 

A cybersecurity specialist says ratepayer information is a target for criminals, after thousands of documents were taken from a council on South Australia's Limestone Coast.

The external review released on Tuesday found a small subset of people were affected by the ballot paper shortages, after the state's electoral authority significantly miscalculated voter turnout on election day.

Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig wrote to the council to respond to findings from an interim report that identified alleged "potential maladministration and/or corruption".

With regional councils forced to deliver a steadily growing number of services they're hoping a federal inquiry will deliver greater revenue to support them.

Revelations about the use of WA's groundwater by bottled water companies, along with record low rainfall, have focused attention on the best way to manage a scarce resource.

Newcomers to Canberra are often struck by the absence of front fences, which is the result of just one of the obscure rules in place in the nation's capital.

Seafood waste is being made into fertiliser and a cheese boiler plant runs on wood waste in the small New South Wales town. Could this be the future of sustainability?

Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig gave Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun seven days to "show cause" as to why the council should not be suspended on Thursday.

Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig has advised Mayor Ned Mannoun that Liverpool Council has a week to prove why it should not be suspended, after an investigation found "widespread and serious concerns about dysfunction" within the council.

City of Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas reveals a new plan to transform the riverfront at Langley Park at a cost of "billions" of dollars, which the state government immediately labels a "pipe dream".

An investigation has been launched into the deliberate poisoning of 69 native jarrah and marri trees in Western Australia, north of Albany.

The Beauty Point Tourist Park in northern Tasmania says three residents will be evicted after "a campaign of personal denigration" against park staff. Residents at the caravan park have been speaking out since February about issues at the park, including the threat of evictions.

The City of Albany has ordered councillor and WA Liberal party candidate Thomas Brough to take respectful and inclusive workplace training after comments linking the LGBTQIA+ community to paedophilia.

More free dog poo bags are handed out on the Gold Coast each year than nearly all of the neighbouring council areas combined, contributing tonnes of plastic to the city's landfills.

It is hoped including Paraburdoo Hospital upgrades in a combined tender with a planned revamp of Tom Price Hospital will make it easier to get a construction company on board, although the state government has not upped its own contribution.

New figures reveal Brisbane City Council issued more than $34 million in parking tickets in 2023-24, but also withdrew about $1 million in penalties following objections from drivers.

A new proposal put to an alliance comprised of First Nations peoples connected to the Cooks River, Sydney Water and local councils suggests a name change for the southern Sydney watercourse.

Sometimes they're armed with a chainsaw, sometimes a bottle of poison, and often they're operating in broad daylight. So why is it so hard to catch Sydney's tree killers?  

A Tasmanian artist who built a fire bunker on her property in Tasmania has been fined, for failing to have the permit for its installation.

The worst sewage spill in Queensland history was caused by corrosion and a local government’s over-reliance on the public and another council to detect leaks, an independent investigation has found.

A NSW councillor suggests her referral to the Independent Commission Against Corruption could be politically motivated ahead of local government elections.