Most of the physical area of the electorates is taken up by the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. Mackellar is one of the many electorates created when the Parliament was expanded in size at the 1949 ...

The area is in an expanded zone of homes deemed at risk of wildfires. Businesses and homes that sit on just over half of all habitable land in the City of Austin are now at risk of being destroyed in ...

The Hogeye Festival showcases the “maintenance of Elgin’s unique identity,” which City Council listed as one of its six top priorities during a recent strategic planning session. Photo by Niko ...

This story was updated following an Austin City Council vote. The Austin City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a new and significantly expanded wildfire risk map that some local industry ...

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When Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden officially opened to the public way back in 1968, it set a new standard for urban gardens – it became one of the biggest protected spaces in Sydney ...

Adjacent to Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park in Sydney’s North, there’s a whopping 123 hectares of wildflower gardens surrounded by Sydney sandstone bushland. Every plant found here is native ...

The amount you pay is determined by your home's valuation band and the council area in which you reside. Certain individuals are exempt from council tax and are not included when calculating the ...

Another Sydney council is considering a double-digit rate hike in a move that could see average households fork out an extra $500 on their rates bill per year. A long-term financial plan released ...

MILLIONS of households across England are facing soaring bin collection fees, as councils increase charges by as much as 21%. This month, residents have been hit with higher costs for green waste ...

Average area band D council tax ranges from £998 in Wandsworth, south London, to £2,671 in Rutland, with 73 per cent of authorities having an area average band D between £2,200 and £2,500.

There was only one item on the agenda at Ku-ring-gai Council’s extraordinary ... of train stations. The council rejected that scheme and, aiming to protect the area’s heritage and environment ...