In March 1978, Inner Sydney Regional Council (ISRC) entered the “information game” with the launch of its 62-page newsletter Inner Voice. ISRC was originally set up to work with local…

NSW Local Government Act sets out the roles and responsibilities of mayors, councillors and general managers. It is useful in dealing with local government to understand the different roles so…

In this overview, Roberta Ryan and Alex Lawrie, explains local government in Australia, how it operates and the challenges it faces.

Local councils In Australia were set up in the second half of the 19th Century to raise funds and manage rural and outer urban roads. Maire Sheehan explores how council…