Council Circular 25-05 Onsite Wastewater Management Guidelines
The Onsite Wastewater Management Guidelines (the Guidelines – previously known as the Environment & Health Protection Guidelines: On-site Sewage Management for Single Households or Silver Book) have been updated.
The updated Guidelines follow extensive sector consultation and constitute a technical update to capture technological advancements, the latest scientific literature and emerging trends in land use.
A ‘purr’-fect digital home for cats and dogs
Sunday, 23 February 2025 Registering your pet, reporting a missing pet, and keeping track of key events in your pet’s life is now as easy as a few clicks thanks to the new and improved digital NSW Pet Registry. Owners...
Council Circular 25-02 Time Series Data 2023-24
The Time Series data for 2023-24 has been released.
Councils will be able to monitor their performance against similar or neighbouring councils.
Council Circular 24-20 A Fresh Start for Local Government Apprentices, Trainees and Cadets Grants Program
The NSW Government has committed $252.2 million over 6 years to directly support local councils and the local government sector to developing sustainable workforces.
The Office of Local Government has developed the ‘A fresh start for local government apprentices, trainees and cadets’ grant program to provide funding support to local government organisations hiring new apprentices, trainees and cadets in their community.
Council Circular 24-18 Mutual Recognition – Councils’ Local Approvals for mobile businesses
As part of the NSW Vibrancy Reforms, the Office of Local Government (OLG) is developing a mutual recognition framework.
This will allow an approval granted to a business under Section 68 of the Local Government Act 1993 by one council to be recognised across multiple local government areas.
This will initially apply to approvals granted for the following mobile businesses:
o food trucks
o market stall holders
o buskers
o outdoor fitness trainers
Statement on Liverpool City Council court decision
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...
Council Circular 24-06 Privacy and the Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme
The Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme (MNDB Scheme) commenced on 28 November 2023 following a 12-month transition period.
The MNDB Scheme is a mandatory notification requirement under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 for NSW public sector agencies (including councils) in the event of an ‘eligible data breach’.