The Gold Coast has transformed over 50 years. Its growth debate hasn't
By Dominic Cansdale
Fifty years after fears it would be a "concrete jungle" first surfaced, the Gold Coast is again grappling with the same question: how to grow without losing its identity.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-26/the-gold-coast-has-transformed-over-50-years/106368432
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #LocalGovernment #DominicCansdale
ایم کیو ایم کی حکومت کو آخری وارننگ، 28ویں آئینی ترمیم اور کراچی کے حقوق کیلئے سخت مؤقف
https://kaynewsurdu.com/2026/03/25/mqm-warns-government-demands-28th-constitutional-amendment/
#MQM #FarooqSattar #KhalidMaqbool #MustafaKamal #Karachi #LocalGovernment #PakistanPolitics #BreakingNews #Constitution
'Code Brown' incidents at public pool cost ratepayers thousands
By Liam McNally
Poor swimmer hygiene is being blamed for numerous closures at a popular north Queensland public swimming lagoon, while also leaving ratepayers with a hefty clean-up bill.
Debt-laden council agrees to sell mining camp for $22m
By Jarrod Lucas, Katrina Tap, and Andrew Williams
It was supposed to be a cash cow amid yet another mining boom, but the Shire of Coolgardie is selling its controversial Bluebush Village for $22.05 million, as part of plans to clear massive debts.
#LocalGovernment #MiningandMetalsIndustry #JarrodLucas #KatrinaTap # #AndrewWilliams
Major facelift proposed for Mount Gambier's Umpherston Sinkhole garden
By Josh Brine, Sam Bradbrook, and Becc Bird
The Mount Gambier council is asking for feedback on a significant change to the regional city's beloved sunken garden.
#Gardens #TravelandTourism #LocalGovernment #JoshBrine #SamBradbrook # #BeccBird
Mural honouring victims of gender violence vandalised for third time
By Micaela Hambrett
A group of "very young kids" is suspected of being behind the defacement of a mural in the NSW Central West that honours 166 victims of gender violence.
#DomesticViolence #YouthCrime #RegionalCommunities #LocalGovernment #MicaelaHambrett
Trump Organization paid for Tom Tate's meals and more during visit
By Liana Walker
The Gold Coast mayor visited the luxurious estate days before an Australian developer signed a deal to build a Trump-branded tower at Surfers Paradise.
'Much loved' mayor dies by voluntary assisted dying after cancer battle
By Elloise Farrow-Smith and Cath Adams
The prime minister has paid tribute to the former Labor member and regional mayor, hailing her as a trailblazer.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-24/jenny-dowell-former-lismore-mayor-dies-aged-75/106490858
#CommunityandSociety #LocalGovernment #ElloiseFarrowSmith #CathAdams
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