Will be an honour to attend today’s State Funeral in Albury for Tim Fischer. Conscripted in 1966, Tim trained as an officer & served in Vietnam as a second Lieutenant. Wounded in action, Tim went on to an extraordinary career in politics & public life. Thank you for your service.
Recent complaints to the Inspectorate have alleged instances of councillors leaking information for personal or political reasons. We looked at some examples and the potentially serious impact on council business of leaking sensitive information: https://t.co/shcBIVnEOF
Rich Lister Gerry Ryan opens Australia's largest commercial Aboriginal art gallery at Mitchelton wine estate.
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Congrats to @WujalWujal for winning the National Award for Excellence in Local Government! Your project was amazing for a small community involving partnerships and collaborations to make your community disaster-proof. And congrats to all the category winners too! #NGA18
Tonight our CEO demonstrating thought leadership in innovation. The left side globe is 100yrs old light in 3 watts vs the same on the right advanced through technology. #NGA18#LEDlighting#technologicalinnovation
Great to hear from the Prime Minister at the #NGA18 conference dinner. Committed to working with Local Government to make a difference in Regional Australia. @campaspeshire
Government address: Hon Dr John McVeigh MP, Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government. Budget, drought, jobs, economic growth, water security & infrastructure, agricultural output, market access, transport, + funding #NGA18@ALGAcomms @JohnJMcVeigh
Opposition address from @StephenJonesMP on unemployment in regional Australia v metropolitan cities, drought & climate change, company tax cuts, decentralisation, regional development (education/health services with infrastructure projects) PLUS constitutional recognition #NGA18
Mayor David OLoughlin kicks off @ALGAcomms Regional Summit - Local Governments from across our nation working together for our communities #NGA18#rcdf18
“There is no shortage of capital” says Warwick Powell, emphasising the $ available to support development & projects: eg. Green bonds have approx $1.4trillionAUD waiting to be allocated to productive projects - water, energy, waste and pollution, ag & forestry #NGA18@ALGAcomms
Inland Rail is simply a rail line. Where there will be stops is unconfirmed: CSIRO is modelling freight movement in their transport models, but there are big opportunities to collaborate across LGAs to maximise benefits to regions & industries, and set up to be a ‘hub’’. #NGA18