A roundup of Australian local government or council news, events and projects.
Bathurst’s Supercars mountain race in October will get a concert to delay fans’ departures and ease traffic congestion on the partly-closed Great Western Highway. One of Australia’s biggest regional sporting events, the Mount Panorama races attracted more than 198,000 fans […]
Lockboxes are in Sydney City Council’s sights which will be removing them from all public property from April next year. Council says these boxes are not permitted on property like poles, signs, fences, trees, tree guards and bike racks. Lord
Blue Mountains roads damaged by landslips will be restored under a $95 million state-federal disaster recovery funding deal. The money is going to the Blue Mountains City Council for remediation work at Mount Wilson, Mount Irvine, Hartley Vale, Megalong Valley,
Five stray dogs a day are being collected across Townsville City and the problem is growing, says council. The city council says that in 12 months, they have housed almost 1800 stray dogs amid reports of them roaming streets, parks
A beach pavilion costing $19 million continues to take shape at Redcliffe in northern Brisbane as the concrete foundation is poured. Construction workers began pouring 160 cubic metres of concrete into slabs for the ground floor of the main building
A plan for Sydney City’s new $150 million town hall square featuring illuminated native trees have been made public. And residents will be able to have their say on the final design with the development application yet to be lodged.
Youngs Crossing in northern Brisbane is almost halfway to ‘getting’ a new $120 million 200-metre bridge that can protect motorists from floods. For the next five weeks, concrete girders measuring up to 27 metres long will be driven, under escort,
CCTV cameras are going into new housing projects across Moreton Bay as part of a new council-private partnership. Moreton Bay council and developers are sharing the installation costs for CCTV cameras going into areas that are being rapidly developed. Council
Wagga Wagga residents in NSW have lost $18 million on poker machines in the first three months of 2026 and the city council wants action. With losses on track to surpass the $72m mark by year’s end, council is backing
New AI traffic lights are to be tested at an intersection in Petrie, northern Brisbane, later this year as part of efforts to reduce drivers’ wait times at red lights. Moreton Bay Council says if the trial at the Moreton
