News
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New age learning opportunities for Casey students
Casey has partnered with a number of businesses and education providers to develop a ground breaking education initiative. It is aimed at developing a number…
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“Men’s business”
In an Australian first for Local Government, the City of Casey has appointed a Men’s Program’s Officer to boost the range and accessibility of targeted…
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Young people leading the way
The City of Casey is home to Victoria’s largest youth population with around 40,000 young people aged between ten and 25 years. Casey’s Mayor, Councillor…
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Focus on families and the community
A leader in servicing the diverse needs of families and the community, Casey already features Australia’s largest Family Day Care Scheme and Victoria’s largest Maternal…
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Federal Election 2004
ALGA urges major parties to focus on needs of local communities With his address at the Local Government Association of Queensland’s annual conference coinciding with…
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Labor welcomes Blueprint
The Australian Labor Party was quick off the mark in regard to its response to the Blueprint. Just one day after ALGA launched its Blueprint,…
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Editorial
In his address at the recent Local Government Association of Queensland’s Annual Conference, Geoff Allen from the Allen Consulting Group emphasised the fact that building…
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Presidents Comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Julie Hansen, President of the Victorian Local…
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Redland ready for worldwide library online enquiries
Queensland’s Redland Shire Council unveiled a new library management system in August that allows people to access Council’s library services online, any time, from anywhere…
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Longest running Junior Council
In Melbourne’s western suburbs, Primary School children have been acting like Councillors for the past 40 years. Hobsons Bay have been participating in the what…
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CONNECTIVITY
The new era of industry policy The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The City of Playford held its successful annual Manufacturing Prosperity Conference in…
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Chinchilla Shire launches major history
What is believed to be Australia’s largest regional history published by a Shire was launched recently by the Mayor of Chinchilla, Councillor Bill McCutcheon. The…


