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Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Local Government and Housing, Gavan O’Connor, has signalled the release of a major new Local Government policy before the next…

Professor of Demography at the Australian National University, Peter Macdonald, presented the keynote address at the 7th Regional Cooperation and Development Forum. He said the…

In his first address to the General Assembly as Federal Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, Senator Ian Campbell said that with the Federal…

“Telstra has been a major sponsor of the Regional Cooperation and Development Forum and the National General Assembly of Local Government for some years,” said…

Councils around Australia are helping residents to break the drought by saving water through land use planning, community education and regulation. More than 40 Councils…

In the October edition of FOCUS, we featured Councillor Kate Fitzpatrick from Brighton Council in Tasmania. Just 21 years old, Kate was elected in October…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Alderman Cecil Black, President of the Local Government…

The Local Government Association and State Government of South Australia have launched a kit to help plan around $67 million a year in cultural spending.…

We would like to thank all respondents who completed our reader survey distributed in our September 2003 edition. Our regular surveys are used for planning…

South Australia’s City of Playford has gained international recognition at the prestigious Nations in Bloom competition, held this year in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. The objectives…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown* Federal Departments are now searching around for ideas for inclusion in New Policy Proposals for next year’s Budget. This…

A regular feature, this month profiling two Councillors from Victoria Councillor Lisa Proctor, Latrobe City Council, Victoria Q. How long have you been on Council?…