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Regional investment … the Narooma mullet effect
The Good Oil by Rod Brown * We were on the south coast of NSW recently inspecting tourism infrastructure, and there’s a grizzled old bloke…
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Business Centre develops home based business network
Greater Shepparton City Council’s Business Centre is launching a Home Based Business Network and is seeking business people who operate from home to be a…
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Councillor profiles
A regular feature, this month we have interviewed two Councillors from Western Australia Mayor Ron Yuryevich, City of Kalgoorlie Boulder, Western Australia Q. How long…
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National flower awards for Local Government
Some 27 Councils across Australia registered more than 62 gardens in an effort to take out one of the coveted Australian Local Government Flower Awards.…
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Young blood wise heads
Workforce planning that is meeting changing demographic trends Great Employer – Clever Workforce is an innovative HR strategic framework that has won Brisbane City Council…
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Liverpool Plains leaps ahead with Quirindi revitalisation
The $2.5 million redevelopment of the Quirindi township is seen as one of the finest recent examples of Local Government economic development. For its efforts,…
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Releasing resources to the front line
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley * Sir Peter Gershon’s review of public sector efficiency published earlier this year is now starting to really focus…
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Training for the future
In rural areas it is generally recognised that there are shortages of skilled labour and New South Wales’ Lachlan Shire is no exception. Council has…
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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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