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Surveys streamline performance management
By Sue Loukomitis* With increasing demands on Local Government to deliver more with less, it is not surprising that a far greater emphasis is being…
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Seamless purchasing at Melbourne
After years of manual purchase requisitions, processing of cheques and invoices, the City of Melbourne has introduced a seamless process that allows staff to perform…
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Onkaparinga project management system
The City of Onkaparinga has developed a project management system that has raised the standards of program and project management across the organisation. General Manager…
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Halve your data capture costs by using intelligent forms
By Arthur Lagos* The challenge facing all Local Governments is to provide more services to their ratepayers at lower costs. All Councils need data from…
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Big savings for Council’s through Telecommunications Purchasing and Management Strategy (TPAMS)
The Victorian Government is urging local Councils to take advantage of Australia’s best telecommunications deal through a whole of government initiative known as the Telecommunications…
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Streamlining strategic planning *
Any recent visitor to the City of Maitland or its not too distant neighbour, Singleton, could not help but notice the growth taking place in…
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Bendigo gets set for a brighter future
Bendigo looks set to reap many benefits from the recent Bendigo +25 three day Future Search Conference. This brought together 100 members of the community…
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Strategic measurement system for Hobart
Hobart City Council’s Strategic Measurement System (SMS) arose from the desire to accurately measure progress in achieving the overall strategic direction for the City and…
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Message from the Minister
National Awards for Local Government 2005 The National Awards for Local Government for 2005 were launched on 2 May and I would encourage as many…
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Climate change affects Australia’s environment
Australia’s unique environment is under pressure. Threats such as land clearing, salinity and invasive species are making our natural assets vulnerable. Climate change exacerbates existing…
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Novice driver education programme trial
2004 Young Driver Safety Forum In 2003, 17 to 25 year olds accounted for a quarter of all road deaths, even though they made up…
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Australian Government Regional Information Directory
Everything you wanted to know about Australian Government services – in one book! With 640 entries, the 2005 Australian Government Regional Information Directory (formerly the…


