Local Government

A triple fatal boating incident off South Australia's Limestone Coast has led to renewed calls for a volunteer marine rescue service in the region's south.

Despite strong opposition, the council on the NSW-Victoria border will remove Indigenous flags from its chamber after it was revealed there were no protocols to display them.

A Great Southern farmer joins growing calls for stronger powers and greater accountability to address wandering livestock on rural properties and roads. 

A resident of the Couran Cove Island Resort in the northern Gold Coast says she is shocked by a court decision upholding a $22 million body corporate debt.

A civil hearing between the Broken Hill City Council and its former legal provider over a major dispute in litigation fees has been heard in the Supreme Court of NSW. 

The communities closest to Western Sydney International (WSI) say having no direct public transport route proves they are living in the new airport's shadow. 

Councillors in one of WA's biggest regional cities back making voting at local government elections compulsory, amid growing concerns about low turnout and fringe candidates running for councils across the state.

A central Victorian council says it has stood down a councillor after an individual served "alleged criminal charges" on both the councillor and CEO intending to pursue a private prosecution.

The value of some Queensland blocks leap 50 per cent, raising the possibility council rates and land tax bills will follow.

With the announcements of MotoGP and LIV Golf taking up public green spaces, environment has become a key concern raised by South Australian voters to ABC's Your Say.

While local families are left living in tents and caravans, authorities tell Margaret River's leaders they need to present more data detailing the holiday town's growing homelessness problem.

Residents of a Central Victorian town are frustrated after being hit with two unprecedented flooding events in a couple of days.

An estimated 100 memorial plaques have been forcibly removed from two South Australian regional cemeteries, causing significant distress to loved ones.

While council pools across Victoria face threats of closure, residents of a rural town beat the odds to save theirs. Now they have to prove a community-run model can work.

A local government in WA's South West calls for Main Roads to review the cost of traffic management after the council had to stop maintenance works due to the expense.

The location of a street tree could be the difference between a property value boost or drop, new research finds.

Randwick council residents would still park for free at beaches such as Coogee, Clovelly and Maroubra, but visitors would have to pay under a new proposal.

The Barrier Highway which connects Broken Hill to Dubbo and Sydney has been closed by major flooding with waters still expected to rise.

A wave of youth suicides lays bare a North Queensland community in crisis, with residents saying years of government investment have failed to create jobs, stability or hope.

ABC News can reveal more details about the Gold Coast mayor's visit to Mar-a-Lago before a Trump Tower deal was inked.