Around the world, many governments have favoured municipal amalgamation to improve efficiency of service and deliver cost benefits through economies of scale. But is bigger really better? Dr Colleen Rigby and David Robson look at the facts.
The concept of amalgamation is the voluntary or forced merger of multiple small local...
A penny well spent. Burwood Council in New South Wales, Australia, has eliminated anti-social behaviour at one of its toilet blocks thanks to a simple retrofit.
John Inglese, council’s senior manager – assets and design, says the block in Burwood Park in the city’s CBD had been built about 35 years ago and had a good solid...
