Industry News

The Queensland Government has announced plans to boost health services and facilities to regional and rural country towns through the creation of a new Rural Telehealth Service.

The Queensland Government has announced it has secured additional flood support funding under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements, and will see funding delivered to farmers in the Central Highlands, Rockhampton, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Western Downs and all of Logan local government areas can now apply for Category C assistance, and enhanced disaster loans for primary producers under Category D. 

The Queensland Government has launched a blueprint for reform of the state’s healthcare system, which it says will re-establish the state’s healthcare as a ‘national pace-setter’.

The Queensland Rail Council (QRC) has announced it will conduct a comprehensive coal dust monitoring program along the length of the western and metropolitan rail systems running through to the Port of Brisbane.

Preventing suicide may be as simple as taking a blood sample, with recent research finding that a certain chemical in the brain is linked to suicidal behaviour.

The Federal Government has announced the start of a new round of consultation on the Industry Innovation Precincts project, one of the key initiatives announced as part of the $1 billion Plan for Australian Jobs.

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has released the proposed annual adjustment of heavy vehicle charges for the 2013-14 tear for public consultation.

The Federal Government has announced teams of specialist engineers and environmental advisers have begun work on identifying and investigating the design, safety and conversion issues associated with the proposed Maldon to Dombarton Rail Link.

Population decline, financial and infrastructure delivery challenges faced by councils, and the need for a more collaborative approach in service delivery by all levels of government were key issues discussed at the Annual Conference of the Western Division Councils in NSW* held in Nyngan on 25-26 February.

Outgoing President of the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) has urged the state’s councils to apply for a share in the $3 million in funding under the State Government’s program for household waste recycling.

Mayor David O’Loughlin has been named as the next President of the Local Government Association of South Australia.

Monash University has announced the opening of its new Monash Centre for Additive Manufacturing (M-CAM), which has been established to drive the establishment of a high-end, waste-free, tailored manufacturing for the aerospace industry.

Melbourne’s Lord Mayor Robert Doyle officially launched the University of Melbourne’s new green roof research and outreach project.

The CSIRO has announced the successful design of a new drug that promises to safeguard against epidemic and pandemic flu strains.

The decade old decision to remove the automatic indexation of petrol excise duty is a significant contributing factor in our national obsession with petrol hungry vehicles, a Australian National University (ANU) report has found.

The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW (LGSA) will become one single association called Local Government NSW (LGNSW) this Friday 1 March 2013, representing all 152 councils throughout NSW.

The Victorian Government has announced community consultation on draft council rating guidelines will conclude this week with a series of public meetings in Melbourne.

Goulburn-Murray Water has announced it has started Phase 2 of its business transformation process, which will focus on optimising staffing levels in internal support services.

The ACT’s water prices are set to fall by as much as 16.9 per cent if the key recommendations of the draft report released by the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission.

The Australian Workers Union (AWU) has launched a new campaign aimed at securing the country’s energy future, arguing that Australia has no safeguards to ensure that domestic supply is protected.