The new 1700-bed Clarence Correctional Centre features ‘state of the art’ security and surveillance, making it the most secure correctional facility in the country.Visitors to the facility will have to undergo an arduous array of personal identification criteria including drivers’ licence, fingerprints, retinal scan, full body scan etc to gain entry.Clarence Correctional Centre General Manager Glen Scholes said that they…

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is partnering with the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) to address the country’s $30 billion national local government infrastructure backlog.The two organisations will work together – and with local councils around the country – to produce the “National State of the Assets” (NSoA) report providing detailed and informed analysis of local government-owned…

JobKeeper and Other Government Assistance for Small BusinessWelcome to a new financial year. After the last three months of uncertainty, restrictions are beginning to ease and some of our local businesses are able to re-open their doors. But things are still different, social distancing is to be observed, and many businesses require you to sign in when you visit.Many businesses…

With our lives shifting to a new normal after the impacts of COVID-19 and the devastating bushfires earlier this year, tax time is upon us once again. CPA Australia is seeking to help Australians make the right economic decisions before the end of the financial year, to inform them of what they may be legally entitled to claim through the…