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Life like exercises critical to Council’s emergency response capability
Life like scenario tests are a must if Councils want to be properly prepared to deal with emergencies, according to Banyule City Council In Victoria.…
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Doing your business tax online with Business Portal
The Tax Office’s Business Portal can help save you time when preparing and lodging activity statements. The portal is a secure web site where you…
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Why do market research?
By John Armitage * Local Governments have never fully embraced market research as a tool that can reap huge rewards for their communities. Doing research…
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Setting the pace in HR
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…
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Frankston Council uses buying power
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…
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Redland businesses eco-investing *
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…
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Innovative toolkit set to improve water quality in NSW
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,…
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PM emphasises the growing links with LG
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…
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Resolutions
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…
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Does Local Government deserve increased powers?
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…
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Stronger partnership pledged
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…
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Turning of the tide
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…
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