2011

This Working Paper examines the findings, recommendations and outcomes of nine major national and state inquiries into local government over the period 2001-08, and identifies eight elements of an ongoing agenda for reform and improvement. Report Locationhttp://www.acelg.org.au/news/unfinished-business-decade-inquiries-australian-local-governme ....

A new geography of functional economic regions (FERs) has been created for Australia using a methodology that optimizes within-region self-containment of commuting to jobs. The paper tests whether this FER geography might overcome the spatial autocorrelation problem encountered when using de jure regions such as local government areas (LGAs). The ....

This report looks at some of the methodological considerations in valuing the benefits of broadband. It has a particular focus on these considerations in the context of the planned National Broadband Network (NBN) project and in the context of any social cost benefit analysis of the NBN or other broadband project. While the underly ....

There is enough water on Earth for all, even in areas where temporary shortages may exist. Managing water for all is not only a question of resources availability and money, but equally a matter of good governance. Water is essentially a local issue and involves a plethora of stakeholders at basin, municipal, regional, national and international ....

There is enough water on Earth for all, even in areas where temporary shortages may exist. Managing water for all is not only a question of resources availability and money, but equally a matter of good governance. Water is essentially a local issue and involves a plethora of stakeholders at basin, municipal, regional, national and international ....

There is a valuable opportunity to help the Wide Bay Burnett reach its full and considerable potential. By magnifying the assets the Wide Bay Burnett has to offer the community’s social and economic position can be enriched and broadened. The opportunity at this time is to capitalise on the employment prospects that exist within the mining and ....

Local governments in the Wimmera Southern Mallee together with the Grampians Regional Development Australia (RDA) Committee are working to build on past successes and position the region for a rapid uptake of next generation telecommunications and broadband, infrastructure and services. The potential for Information and Communicat ....

Freight movement is a major part of the Yorke and Mid North‟s region economy. It provides the capacity to export product domestically, nationally and internationally. There are a number of strategic transport routes and modes within the region, including the National Adelaide to Perth / Darwin, Perth / Sydney & Broken Hill to Adelaide road ....