Govt threatens council with legal action for way it’s helping homeless
The City of Moreton Bay council has been threatened with legal action by the state government, which claims…
Yass council residents facing possible 76pc rate rise as mayor defends financial management
Residents in Yass, Murrumbateman and Sutton are facing a 76 per cent increase in their rates, following a…
Old Beach Cricket Club banned from first grade at 130-year-old home oval
Council insurers have blocked a Tasmanian cricket club from playing first grade games at its home oval, fearing…
Photograph exposes huge parking problem near NSW school
Residents from a town on the NSW South Coast are furious after learning they have to change the…
Rockhampton Council warns escalating costs prevent it hitting recycling targets
A regional Queensland council is warning it cannot meet state-imposed recycling targets with the growing cost of moving…
Sunshine Leisure Centre fight sparks global viral frenzy
An incident at a women’s-only swimming session in suburban Melbourne has captured the attention of internet sleuths around…
Sunshine Leisure Centre suspends women’s swim after fight
A women’s-only swimming session at Melbourne aquatic centre has been suspended after a wild brawl broke out between…
Mt Atkinson Rd, Truganina: Sole residents ‘held hostage’ as road turned into illegal rubbish dump
A Melbourne couple say they are being “held hostage” in their own home by piles of toxic waste…
Waverley Council rejects Australia Day celebration expansion after warning from Indigenous advisory body
Sydney’s Waverley Council has rejected plans to expand Australia Day celebrations that would have cost ratepayers “almost nothing”,…
Firmus 288-megawatt AI data centre at Bell Bay, Tasmania gets approval after 6-1 council vote
A council has approved a proposal for an artificial intelligence data centre in northern Tasmania, despite significant community…
Gold Coast luxury high-rise approvals thrown into doubt by landmark court ruling
A legal cloud is hanging over high-rises on the Gold Coast after a court ruled luxury apartments do…
Four strikes system comes in as needles, laptops and other rubbish found in FOGO and recycling bins
Households that repeatedly put the “wrong stuff” in recycling and organic waste wheelie bins across north-west Tasmania may…