President's column
This week's announcement of the Senate results provides us, at last, with a clear picture of the make-up of the Parliament for the next three years and highlights the challenges the Government will face in the coming parliamentary term.
The Turnbull Government will be dealing with an Upper House crossbench of 20, including nine Greens senators, four One Nation senators, and three Nick Xenophon Team, when Parliament first sits on 30 August.
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Climate change to worsen disadvantage in rural and regional communities - report
The Climate Council this week released a new report which reveals that climate change is likely to worsen the systemic disadvantages suffered by rural and regional communities, and further widen the gap between rural and urban areas.
The report, On the Frontline: Climate Change and Rural Communities, finds the increase in extreme weather events is disproportionately affecting those in rural areas, with serious social, health and economic impacts.
Call for Case Studies - Local Government Regional Cooperation on Regional Transport Plans
In the lead-up to the 2016 National Local Roads and Transport Congress to be held from 9 - 11 November in Toowoomba, Queensland, ALGA is calling for high quality examples of regional transport planning that has been undertaken by regional groups of councils.
These case studies will be used by ALGA in advocacy for additional support for councils seeking to unlock the increased productivity of their regional freight routes.
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Councils asked to assist in tackling risky drinking
VicHealth is calling on local councils to help tackle risky drinking by applying for a grant under its new $1.3 million Alcohol Culture Change Grants Initiative for Local Councils.
Support for councils to increase bike riding
Jointly hosted by the Bicycle Network and the University of NSW, a one day Bike Futures conference will be held in Sydney to help local government support more people to ride bikes.
Be Medicinewise Week
The sixth annual Be Medicinewise Week will be held 22-28 August 2016, to promote the safe and wise use of medicine by all Australians.
Beyondblue targets indigenous discrimination
During August, beyondblue will again launch its Invisible Discriminator campaign which highlights the impact of subtle discrimination on the mental health or social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Challenges of rural and regional councils
The sustainability and operational challenges of rural and regional councils in Victoria are being examined in a new public inquiry.
Disability Knowledge Clearing House
The Centre for Applied Disability Research (CADR) this week launched a new Disability Knowledge Clearing House
Councils asked to assist in tackling risky drinking
VicHealth is calling on local councils to help tackle risky drinking by applying for a grant under its new $1.3 million Alcohol Culture Change Grants Initiative for Local Councils.
Support for councils to increase bike riding
Jointly hosted by the Bicycle Network and the University of NSW, a one day Bike Futures conference will be held in Sydney to help local government support more people to ride bikes.
Be Medicinewise Week
The sixth annual Be Medicinewise Week will be held 22-28 August 2016, to promote the safe and wise use of medicine by all Australians.
Beyondblue targets indigenous discrimination
During August, beyondblue will again launch its Invisible Discriminator campaign which highlights the impact of subtle discrimination on the mental health or social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Challenges of rural and regional councils
The sustainability and operational challenges of rural and regional councils in Victoria are being examined in a new public inquiry.
Disability Knowledge Clearing House
The Centre for Applied Disability Research (CADR) this week launched a new Disability Knowledge Clearing House
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27th ARBB Conference - Early bird registration is now open!
16th-18th November 2016 | Melbourne, Australia
The ARRB Research Conference creates the opportunity for road and transport professionals to share and explore the latest ideas, knowledge and technologies in order to maximise the total economic and social benefit of road infrastructure.
The 27th Conference in this series is to explore infrastructure and its associated technologies in the context of the reasons for which the roads exist and the users for whom they exist.
The theme of the conference is therefore: LINKING PEOPLE, PLACES & OPPORTUNITIES.
The ARRB Conference provides a perfect platform to share knowledge and technical insights from national and international government and industry perspectives. In order to create greater opportunities for cross-pollination of ideas amongst delegates, the conference and the 38th Australasian Transportation Researchers’ Forum (ATRF) will run in parallel with one another at the same venue.
An inside look at planning for Parramatta Light Rail
Ahead of the 3rd Annual NSW Transport summit, Transport IQ interviewed Tim Poole, Project Director - Parramatta Light Rail Transport for NSW. In this exclusive article, Tim shares exclusive insight into how the light rail, together with an integrated transport network, will support that growth and allow these precincts to be directly connected.
Read the article to learn more about how Transport for NSW is:
- Finalising the business case to enable Light Rail infrastructure development by identifying existing and future land-use requirements
- Establishing a design that responds to future development of planned job generators such as the Parramatta CBD & Westmead Health Precinct
- Anticipating future capacity needs for the community by designing Parramatta Light Rail with a minimum 30 years' service cycle
To find out more about the NSW Transport Infrastructure Leaders summit taking place 27-28 September in Sydney, will bring together transport infrastructure leaders from the local, state and federal Government including Transport for NSW, City of Sydney, Sydney Metro Delivery office and many more, click here to download the full agenda.
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