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By John Armitage * Local Governments have never fully embraced market research as a tool that can reap huge rewards for their communities. Doing research…

The City of Cockburn in Western Australia is certainly setting the pace in human resources management. The City of Cockburn’s Human Resource Service entered the…

Purchasing decisions for cars, solar panels or computer monitors can have a huge impact on the environment as well as save money. Combined with sensible…

In November, Redland Shire Council launched an innovative economic development initiative called ecoBiz (developed by the Queensland EPA). Seven local businesses are participating in the…

Liverpool City Council has led a consortium of councils in developing an innovative web based toolkit set to improve water quality in New South Wales,…

The Prime Minister, John Howard, believes that Local Government will have a growing role in the nation’s future. In his address to the Assembly, the…

The following is a summary of some of the main resolutions passed by the Assembly and later endorsed at the AGM. A full list of…

After 35 years of analysing Australian politics and Local Government, Professor Dean Jaensch makes no secret of the fact that he considers Local Government to…

Stronger partnerships between the three spheres of government was the theme of the Local Government Minister’s address to the National General Assembly. Minister for Local…

There is a turning of the tide in Australian social affairs, and with it will come an increasing role for Councils, social commentator Dr Hugh…

At ALGA’s Annual General Meeting, following the National General Assembly on 10 November, then Darebin City Council Mayor, Rae Perry, was elected President of the…

In the session that looked at future directions for Local Government, Dr Rosemary Kiss from the Centre of Public Policy at Melbourne University said that…