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More funding for local roads
The Australian Government has renewed the Roads to Recovery programme for a further four years and will direct $1.35 billion to about 700 councils to…
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Improving regional welcoming strategies
The Regional Women’s Advisory Council was established in 1999 by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, John Anderson, to provide…
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Regional Partnerships
The Australian Government’s approach to regional development is to work in partnership with communities, government and the private sector to foster the development of self…
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Local Governments making harmony happen
21 March is Harmony Day Harmony Day happens on March 21 each year and is a time when Australians come together to reflect on and…
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Partnerships: delivering integrated solutions
In a national first, the Perth Area Consultative Committee (Perth ACC) partnered with the South West Group of Councils and the Department of Transport and…
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Building partnerships in the community
Our Community Pty Ltd, in partnership with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Municipal Association of Victoria, deliver the national brokerage service…
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Leading Practice Seminar series: Local Government ‘showing it off’ in Tas, NSW, WA and SA
Nowadays there is much talk about the need for capacity building in Local Government. Unfortunately the tyranny of distance can often lead individual Councils to…
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Local Government partnership to help manage emergencies
A dedicated Community Development Branch has been created within Emergency Management Australia (EMA) in Canberra to improve dialogue and increase coordination of the Australian Government’s…
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Inspire innovate and lead – through Corporate Social Responsibility
A leading exponent of Corporate Social Responsibility in the United Kingdom is visiting Australia in February to address leaders in the business, not for profit…
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2005 – The challenges ahead
President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Councillor Paul Bell, believes that the major challenge for the ALGA team and State Associations during 2005…
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New ALGA Executive 2004–2006
Following the defeat of former ALGA President, Ms Rae Perry, at Local Government elections in Victoria in November, President of the Local Government Association of…
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Editorial
Australia’s three spheres of government have acted quickly to provide aid to tsunami ravaged areas in South Asia and Africa. With $1 billion pledged by…
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