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Posted on: 16 May, 2013

ICON Software and GovCloud form strategic alliance

GovCloud, the Local Government Association of Queensland’s (LGAQ) cloud provider has partnered with ICON to deliver the ICON eGovernment suite of software. GovCloud provides leading cloud based solutions and services to... Read on...

Check out the GovCloud website
Posted on: 15 May, 2013

You're invited to experience Local Government e-bookings software Zipporah!

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ICON Software is excited to announce the arrival of UK e-booking software Zipporah and invites you to join us for a special interactive webinar to experience the features and benefits of this
product specially designed for... Read on...

Register here
Posted on: 13 May, 2013

ICON's CEO Marie Phillips running in the Gold Coast Half Marathon to support cancer!

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ICON's CEO Marie Phillips is running in the Gold Coast half marathon (21km) in July to help support a close friend fighting aggressive cancer.

Marie's close friend Tabatha Lawson-Smith has been fighting cancer for... Read on...

Donate now...
Posted on: 7 May, 2013

Warringah Council delivers Australia’s first web-driven, interactive Community Strategic Plan!

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Warringah Council, in partnership with ICON, deliver Australia’s the first completely web-driven, interactive Community Strategic Plan.

Warringah Council has been spending the past 12 months finding out the community’s... Read on...

See More...
Posted on: 6 May, 2013

Welcome to the team Kevin Nonweiler!

ICON Software is delighted to welcome Kevin Nonweiler to team as our Technical Implementation Consultant based in Sydney.

Kevin arrives at ICON Software with a wealth of experience after being the Manager of IT at Mosman... Read on...

Posted on: 1 May, 2013

ICON's Executive Briefing and Warringah Council Story event a great success!

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ICON Software was delighted to host an Executive Briefing yesterday at the Park Hyatt in Sydney to discuss and explore the story of Warringah Council's transformation over a 10 year period.

Warringah Council's... Read on...

Posted on: 28 April, 2013

ICON's CEO one of the speakers at Intelligent Cities Summit Asia Pacific!

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ICON's CEO Marie Phillips will be featured as one of the keynote speakers at the Intelligent Cities Summit Asia Pacific on 6th and 7th May at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Marie will be presenting on... Read on...

Intelligent Cities Summit program
Posted on: 23 April, 2013

Welcome to the team Sarah!

ICON is very excited to welcome Sarah Mainprize ICON's new Business Development Manager to the team - welcome Sarah!

Posted on: 16 April, 2013

Coffs Harbour City Council goes live with ICON’s PLAN.

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Using the NBN Digital Hub funding program from the Federal Government to implement dramatic improvements to their planning processes, Coffs Harbour City Council has recently gone live the second phase of the project.

The... Read on...

Coffs Harbour ePlanning Website
Posted on: 14 April, 2013

Redland City Council signs up for e-government QPP Solution from ICON Software

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ICON Software is delighted to announce Redland City Council has recently selected ICON’s PLAN software, a Cloud Service Solution for creating, maintaining and amending planning schemes, manuals, policies and guidelines... Read on...

Posted on: 3 April, 2013

ICON User Forum dates announced – August 7-9th, Coffs Harbour, NSW

This year is ICON’s 5th birthday and we’d like you to celebrate this significant milestone with us at a gala dinner on the Thursday night. As with every ICON User Forum, there is no cost to attend the User Sessions or the... Read on...

Posted on: 19 March, 2013

City of Gosnells delighted with ICON’s implementation of e-Planning technology

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City of Gosnells in WA is currently implementing ICON’s TRACK from the PlanningXchange module and just sent the ICON team through some fantastic feedback.

“After having Lorne out onsite setting an extremely high bench... Read on...

Posted on: 18 March, 2013

Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan is now live using ICON's PLAN software!

Through local NZ partner Twenty Four, Auckland Council has implemented ICON’s PLAN e-planning software. Auckland Council is the largest council is Australasia and ICON is pleased to be a part of this greatly anticipated... Read on...

Posted on: 10 March, 2013

You're invited to a webinar on e-bookings solution Zipporah!

You're invited to a special webinar to experience Zipporah ICON Software is excited to announce the arrival of UK e-booking software Zipporah and invites you to join us for a special interactive webinar to experience the... Read on...

Posted on: 10 March, 2013

CAMMS Group Company to Watch in latest Rust Report

Congratulations ICON LG partner to CAMMS Group for being listed in the Rust Report's 'Who's Who of Aussie ICT'. For more info on the CAMMS products contact ICON Software today.

Posted on: 6 March, 2013

Welcome to the team Nick and Becky!

ICON is very excited to welcome Software Developer Nick Baker and Administration Assistant Becky Homer to the growing ICON team - welcome Nick and Becky!

Posted on: 1 March, 2013

Singleton selects ICON to deliver multiple IT projects

The ICON team will provide the CAMMS Interplan solution to deliver Singleton's "Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework" (IP&R).

In late February Singleton selected CivicPlus from ICON to replace their... Read on...

Posted on: 1 March, 2013

Welcome Tweed Shire Council

Follow the links on the Tweed website to track your DA or enquire on a property in the Shire. Thank you Tweed for selecting ICON as your e-Planning partner.

Visit Tweed's DA Tracking page
Posted on: 1 March, 2013

ICON secures partnership with UK software provider!

ICON Software Solutions is pleased to announce a Local Government partnership with UK based software provider Zipporah.

The partnership enables ICON Software to offer a simple e-bookings solution to Local Councils across... Read on...

Posted on: 20 February, 2013

Southern Downs Council signs up for world class CPM solution!

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Southern Downs Regional Council is set to enhance its organisation’s business capabilities in the near future by signing up for a world class Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) software... Read on...

See Press Release
Posted on: 19 November, 2012

CAMMS and ICON would like to introduce our new partnership!

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Our two organisations have worked intensively with Local Governments for over 25 years. This powerful partnership will focus on offering Queensland Council's best in class products paired with outstanding professional... Read on...

CAMMS Homepage
Posted on: 8 November, 2012

Is this the future of complying development??

The concept of printing 3D is now upon us....this YouTube clip takes it to a whole new dimension.

Print your house!
Posted on: 29 October, 2012

The Tasmanian Planning Commission announces the selection of ICON Software

User access to planning scheme information is rapidly moving from printed planning schemes to a more accessible digital format. Most councils have their planning scheme information available online, but there is no single... Read on...

Visit to the TPC website
Posted on: 23 October, 2012

ICON Hosts PlanningXChange Event in Western Australia Nov 20th and 21st

On average 70% of applications received by Councils across Australia are incomplete or poorly made causing financial loss and frustrations for users of planning processes.

It is time to bring efficiency into local... Read on...

Click here to view the event invite and RSVP
Posted on: 24 October, 2012

ICON features in Gold Coast BusinessGC promotional campaign

The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry is a significant driver of Gold Coast City's growing economy. The local ICT industry is well placed for growth and continues to attract small businesses due to... Learn more....

Visit the BusinessGC website
Posted on: 18 October, 2012

ICON sponsors Coffs Harbour IT Conference

This year Jesse Manning and Bill Frankel from CivicPlus will join us to demonstrate the award winning Government Content Management system used by in excess of 32,000,000 people across the USA and Canada. Bankstown City... Read on...

Visit the Conference website to register
Posted on: 16 October, 2012

The New Zealand Herald features Auckland's Unitary PLAN project by Twentyfour and ICON

Called the Unitary Plan, the new rulebook is supposed to carry out the directions for the region's growth given in the Auckland Plan.

Read the article
Posted on: 8 October, 2012

Tasmanian Planning Commission selects PLAN

ICON Software has been selected by the Tasmanian State Government to deliver the Planning Schemes Online (part B) project.

Posted on: 9 September, 2012

Get excited about e-Planning again with ICON

Numerous Councils have migrated to ICON; these Councils are now delivering online planning schemes, electronic assessment and lodgement across Australia and New Zealand.

Get Excited!
Posted on: 7 September, 2012

ICON partners with Gridstone to deliver Award winning apps for Local Government

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Gridstone's award-winning apps are now available to Local Government through their partnership with ICON. The partnership will deliver mesmerizing experiences and continually explore the limits of mobile... Read on...

Visit the Gridstone website today
Posted on: 30 August, 2012

ICON and MacroGIS sign a Local Government partnership agreement

The solution, ICON Spatial, allows Councils to easily publish map layers to the web using a simple-to-configure spatial solution. ICON Spatial doesn't require any additional GIS vendor licences and can read data from all... Read on...

Posted on: 26 August, 2012

ICON confirms our commitment to the Gold Coast with the purchase of a Varsity Lakes office

Please note that our street and postal addresses have changed. To update our details, please follow the link below.

Contact information
Posted on: 22 August, 2012

Fantastic attendance at the ICON 2012 User Forum

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Presentations from V2i, MacroGIS, Gridstone, Redman and TwentyFour demonstrated ICON's commitment of bringing leading edge technology to Local Government. The opening address by General Manager, Lindy Hyam, reinforced the... Read on...

Posted on: 8 August, 2012

Food for thought when redesigning your Local Government website

Making the decision to redevelop your local government website is no small task. There is a lot to consider, and rushing into a decision can end up causing headaches and wasting money - both in the short term and the long term.

10 Questions to Ask.....
Posted on: 17 July, 2012

City of Swan Launches Lodgement Portal for Building Permits

The City of Swan has chosen to partner with ICON to implement comprehensive e-Planning capabilities. Recently introducing a new online portal for the lodgment of Building Permit applications, the City is already reaping... Read on...

Read more about Swan’s new lodgment portal
Posted on: 28 June, 2012

Coffs Harbour live with DA Tracking

Coffs Harbour recently selected ICON as their e-Planning partner, working closely with the ICON team to develop a complete on-line planning strategy and project roadmap. This week they go live with the first phase of the project - DA Tracking

Take a tour of Coffs Harbour's DA Tracking...
Posted on: 8 June, 2012

ICON's first electronic lodgement customer goes live in Western Australia.

City of Swan

City of Swan is ready to receive online Building Applications via the web. Visit City of Swan's website below and follow the prompts.

Launch ICON's LODGE module
Posted on: 7 June, 2012

ICON welcomes Katie Andruchow to the team

Katie joins ICON as she finishes her Masters of Business Administration at Bond University on the Gold Coast. Bringing a wealth of international experience, we look forward to Katie expanding our marketing capabilities and... Read on...

Posted on: 1 June, 2012

Toby Ralph joins the ICON Advisory Board

Having been listed as one of the Power Index’s “most powerful spinners and advisers in Australia” and topping their “five (relatively) unknown people running Australia” list.as well as the inaugural BRW Power List as one of... Read on...

Posted on: 31 May, 2012

The Queensland Government has started transferring planning powers back to 17 local governments

The Queensland Government has started transferring planning powers back to 17 local governments from the Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA). The authority is delegating its development assessment functions to the... Read on...

Posted on: 31 May, 2012

CivicPlus client, Daggett County, Wins Three International Media Awards

"I love our new website and all the recognition we've gotten. The amount of information we can have available to the public and area visitors is amazing. The ease of adding that information is a tremendous benefit for... Award winning websites...

Award winning CivicPlus
Posted on: 27 May, 2012

Digital Community Engagement - How does your website rate?

Follow the link and see how your website rates....http://www.digitalcommunityengagement.com/

Take the challenge today...
Posted on: 22 May, 2012

Great Lakes Council opts for ICON PLAN for their new planning scheme exhibition process

In the very near future the Great Lakes community will be able to visit the Council's website to browse and comment on the new Local Environment Plan and Development Control Plans, both of which are being finalised for... Read on...

Posted on: 3 May, 2012

Congratulations to all the Award winners at this year's PIA National Congress

Two Queensland councils have received top awards at the 2012 Planning Institute of Australia Awards for Planning Excellence.

Brisbane City Council's Urban Renewal Program Urban Renewal Brisbane - 20 years took out the... Read on...

Posted on: 29 March, 2012

Councils in New South Wales will be given greater powers to approve Local Environmental Plans (LEPs)

Mr Hazzard said, however, many steps in the LEP-making system were slow, wrapped in red tape and did not provide any guarantee for proponents to obtain a fair hearing. He said since March 2011, the government had sped-up... Read on...

Posted on: 27 March, 2012

Thames Coromandel, NZ adopts ICON e-Planning solution

TCDC were an early adopter of e-Planning technology using the InfoMaster suite since 2006, the project will replace InfoMaster. Implementation will commence shortly, delivering Planning Permit Tracking, Corporate Reporting... Read on...

Posted on: 26 March, 2012

Welcome Dan Feeney - ICON's newest team member

Dan will be located in our Queensland office, bringing great experience to our organisation around software development and technical support.

Posted on: 29 February, 2012

ICON to attend the Hong Kong ICT Expo as part of the Gold Coast City Council trade mission

The HKTDC International ICT Expo is a powerful leading Asian trade event, linking information and communications technology product and service providers with buyers from around the world. More than 570 exhibitors from all... Read on...

Additional Info...
Posted on: 29 February, 2012

Coffs Harbour looks to ICON for their e-Planning platform

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ICON Software welcomes Coffs Harbour City Council as a customer. Implementation has commenced of the ICON PlanningXchange suite providing DA Tracking, Corporate Reporting and Online Planning.

Posted on: 22 January, 2012

ICON's new website uses CivicPlus

It took just a few days for our team to migrate content, apply graphic design and launch the new look and feel. It really is so easy and simple to use!

Posted on: 9 January, 2012

Largest Council in New Zealand to use PLAN© for its Unitary Plan

Auckland Council

The solution needed to allow for the delivery of the new plan in a way that is easy to use and navigate and to answer planning related requests.

After completing a formal review process, ICON’s PLAN solution, with its... Read on...

Posted on: 4 January, 2012

Gold Coast City Council selects ICON Software

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As ICON is a Gold Coast based company it is great to secure business with our home Council.

Replacing their existing online solution, ICON will host the new planning scheme which is being created using the new... read more...

Posted on: 12 January, 2012

Bankstown goes live with CivicPlus

Bankstown’s 180,000 community members can now access information from both the web and on their mobile devices - visit www.bankstown.nsw.gov.au to take a look.

CivicPlus provides the following out of the box features:
-... Read on...

Posted on: 3 February, 2012

Integration is key to Greater Taree City Council

“Before acquiring the ICON Operate Project Management Information System we were managing all council projects manually” said Duncan Clarke, Senior Leader Asset Planning, Greater Taree City Council. “This meant that there... Read on...

Posted on: 12 January, 2012

Albury launches ICON TRACK with great success

“Launching the service has been a great success. The service is available on Council’s website and it receives over 200 enquiries per day on applications that have been lodged – making this available via the web saves both... Read on...