The Australian Smart Communities Summit 2026 comes at a critical time for communities navigating rapid technological and societal change.

Rising costs, traffic disruption and the need for precise repairs are prompting councils to rethink how routine road maintenance is delivered.

Australian councils are embracing Artificial intelligence (AI), but survey findings suggest the biggest gains will come when investment in foundational digital capability keeps pace with ambition.

Two returning events will give councils practical insights into waste policy, procurement, resource recovery and sustainable infrastructure.

International No-Dig Auckland will offer councils insights into less disruptive and more sustainable infrastructure delivery.

For millennia, resource sharing between jurisdictions has been in play, from crops to armies, unrelated regions have come together for the greater good of their communities. So why are councils ...

As the effects of climate change become more and more evident in Australia’s diverse regions, temperatures continue to rise – especially in urban areas. Blacktown Council, in Sydney’s western suburbs, ...

Hobart is set to become one of the nation’s greenest cities under a new project that will fast-track the City of Hobart’s Urban Street Tree Strategy. The new Our City Canopy project is an initiative ...

Australian councils face up to $280 billion in infrastructure renewal and upgrade demand over coming decades, according to a major new report highlighting the growing challenge of maintaining assets ...

Council and the NSW Police Force are ramping up efforts to reduce speeding on local roads, as part of a road safety push across the region.

Local Government NSW (LGNSW) is urging councils to prepare for potential disruptions to road construction and maintenance, following a global supply shock affecting bitumen and related materials. The ...

For larger urban councils, the real shift in asset management is moving beyond disconnected systems and static reporting towards connected, real-time asset intelligence that turns field evidence into ...