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Glebe · GlebeThe NSW corruption commission will open public hearings into allegations regarding the awarding of contracts by a former Canterbury-Bankstown Council employee between 2020-2022. The ICAC said in a statement on Tuesday that a public hearing will be held on June 3 into the allegations involving former council employee Benjamin Webb, former contractor Pietro Cossu and others. The investigation focuses on whether Mr Cossu and Mr Webb used PMLV Inves…See the Story
ICAC to hold public hearing into former council empolyee
Glebe · GlebeEngineers from RMIT have collaborated with a recycling company to make energy-smart bricks out of recycled material including ash and glass.
Associate Professor Dilan Robert The bricks are made from at least 15 per cent waste glass and 20 per cent combusted solid waste as substitutes for clay. As well as reducing energy use because of more efficient insulation, replacing clay with waste materials helps reduce firing temperatures during producti…See the Story
Recycled glass used to make energy-smart bricks
Glebe · GlebeLocal councils need to be given more support for initiatives to ensure safe behaviour on the roads, a Victorian parliamentary committee has found.
Committee Chair Alison Marchant The lower house Committee has released its report 12 months after launching an inquiry into road behaviour during and after covid, and the impact on vulnerable road users. During evidence it heard from a number of stakeholders including local governments in metropolita…See the Story
Road safety report recommends more support for councils
Glebe · GlebeThe university of South Australia has developed a place making guide for local government. It’s the result of a quality public spaces project supported by South Australia’s local government association and funded via a $38,000 Local Government Research & Development grant. The project used input from 19 South Australian councils collected during 2023 to develop what are intended as practical resources to help local governments achieve optimum pl…See the Story
SA Uni develops place making guide for councils
Glebe · GlebeThe past week has seen NSW councils clash with the state government, with one council voting to take the state to court over a development policy and another council threatened with the loss of library funding over an attempted book ban.
Sam Ngai: council vows to fight Kuringai Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to launch action in the Land and Environment Court against the NSW government’s transport-oriented development housing policy. The…See the Story
Planning policies and book bans: NSW councils clash with state
Glebe · GlebeTransit Systems has appointed former State Transit chief Daniela Fontana as its new Managing Director.
Daniella Fontana Transit Systems operates 11 depots across NSW, with 1200 buses and 2400 staff and 58 million customer journeys a year. In her new role, Ms Fontana will be responsible for overseeing Transit System’s fleet of 1,210 buses and 79 zero emission buses, as well as Australia’s first fully electric depot. CEO Michael McGee said Ms Fon…See the Story
NSW bus operator appoints former State Transit chief as MD
Glebe · GlebeParramatta Library has taken out a prestigious award for library design. The Australian Library and Information Association’s (ALIA) Library Design Awards recognise excellence in contemporary library interiors and exteriors in Australia, and celebrate investment in libraries by institutions, corporations, local, state and territory governments. Entries were assessed across a range of criteria including design, innovation, accessibility, integrat…See the Story
Parramatta Library takes out design award
City of Sydney · City of SydneyWe like to think this isn’t a homophobic country. But as a theatre adaptation of my memoir about being gay in the 90s tours, I can see an undercurrent of fear and hateGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFourteen, the stage adaptation of my memoir of the same name, captures a moment in history and in my life that feels so far away now.It’s been 35 years since 1999, when a lonely and terrified teenage boy found himself suffocating in a repr…See the Story
Growing up gay in Australia was tough. This week’s Sydney council book ban shows how far we have to go
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