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QLD Councils engage with their communities
From 13–19 June 2005, 108 Queensland Councils hosted community focused events as part of the Local Government Week (LGW), an annual event aimed at creating…
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Recognising Council high achievers
At the 2005 Local Government Managers Australia National Congress in Canberra, FOCUS invited delegates to nominate an individual or team from their Council who is…
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Tasmania moving from strength to strength
Tasmanian Premier, Paul Lennon, told delegates at the recent Local Government State Conference that community optimism, confidence and the economy of Tasmania has never been…
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Faster document creation with voice recognition technology
When it comes to speech recognition, Voice Perfect Systems is Australia’s most experienced speech recognition supplier with over 12 years of experience in speech recognition.…
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Computerised accounting solution for rates
Recent changes to the financial reporting requirements of Local Government in Western Australia have prompted an innovative response from a chartered accountancy firm. Using both…
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Atherton Tablelands GIS
Atherton Tablelands Geographic Information System (@GIS), is looking beyond the traditional areas of Local Government for applications to help the community and businesses. Business Operations…
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Learning lessons from modernisation agenda
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley * Since 1998 there have been more than 20 Central Government policy initiatives designed to modernise and improve performance…
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Future directions in asset management
An interview with Mike Bruty, Assets & Capital Works Manager at Campaspe In his 28 year career in Local Government, Mike Bruty has seen much…
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Victorian Councils benefit from reduced transaction costs *
Victorian Councils are receiving reduced transaction rates for using Postbillpay thanks to an agreement between Australia Post and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV). A…
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Adelaide’s sponsorship and grants scheme
From time to time, all spheres of Government can encounter administrative and political difficulties when providing external funding assistance to community groups. To avoid such…
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Integrating the technical with the financial
Asset Management a key focus at Adelaide conference The next big step in asset management will be integrating the technical aspects with long term financial…
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Engineer shortage
IPWEA says there are three things Councils can do now! It’s official! Civil engineers have been declared an endangered species. Or in officialese “the occupation…
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