Monday, 23 September 2024 Construction of a new rehoming centre that will care for lost and vulnerable pets is about to begin thanks to the Minns Labor Government making a $12 million contribution to deliver on an election commitment to...

Thursday, 19 September 2024 Central Darling Shire Council will return to democratic representation for the first time in over 10 years after legislation passed in Parliament today introducing a new type of council model that will apply to Central Darling....

Three NSW councils will return to democratic representation when voters head to the polls for local government elections this Saturday, 14 September. Central Coast Council, Wingecarribee Shire Council and Balranald Shire Council will all come out of administration, with voters electing councillors for each of the three local government areas.

Thursday, 5 September 2024 The NSW Government is proposing reforms to overhaul the broken Code of Conduct system for elected councillors, which is generating thousands of trivial complaints making it almost impossible to act swiftly and fairly on matters of...

Thursday, 5 September 2024 There will be no further delays to interrogating the evidence of serious maladministration and dysfunction inside Liverpool City Council with a public inquiry to proceed urgently. Legal proceedings initiated in the Land and Environment Court and...

Monday, 2 September 2024 The NSW Government welcomes Justice Robson’s ruling today in the Land and Environment Court.As per the undertakings agreed during the hearings, Liverpool City Council, who were largely unsuccessful in their legal challenge, will be required to...

Wednesday, 21 August 2024 Talented women from councils across NSW have been recognised for their outstanding achievements at the 2024 Ministers’ Awards for Women in Local Government. The award recipients were announced during a ceremony at NSW Parliament House co-hosted...

Monday, 5 August 2024 Editor’s note: Audio grabs available here Nominations for the 14 September local government elections open today and people across NSW are encouraged to put their hand up to represent their community on local council. There are...

The Minns Labor Government is investing $252.2 million to employ an additional 1,300 apprentices and trainees in the local government sector across the state, the largest state government investment in directly hiring new apprentices in recent memory. This investment will train up the next generation of skilled labour while keeping jobs within local councils, reversing the trend of councils outsourcing jobs to contractors.

The NSW Government will introduce a new council model that will set Central Darling Shire up for a more sustainable future and return democracy to remote communities in far west NSW for the first time in over 10 years. The state’s largest local government area by size, Central Darling Shire Council has been under administration since 2013 due to significant financial and governance issues.