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Indigenous leaders, governments and many others have expressed the view over many years that government programmes could work better for Indigenous communities. Through the Council…

The Department of Transport and Regional Services has recently developed a Statement of Commitment to Indigenous Peoples. Launched in NAIDOC Week by the Department Secretary,…

An independent report Regional Business A Plan for Action on the growth of regional business has just been released by the Deputy Prime Minister and…

On 1 July 2003 regional communities saw the introduction of the new Regional Partnerships Programme administered through the Australian Government Department of Transport and Regional…

Challenges and strategies for Australia including the tidal energy link The Australian Government recently sponsored a major international conference, The Hydrogen Economy: Challenges and Strategies…

Meeting for the first time outside of a capital city, the 9th National Local Government Community Development Conference was staged in Townsville from 27–30 July.…

The importance of public confidence in our institutions – public and private – goes without saying. However, with the recent spate of corporate collapses, people…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Phyllis Miller, President of the New South…

Victorian Local Government recipients of the Centenary Medal were acknowledged at a special function at Melbourne’s Windsor Hotel on 4 June. Local Government Minister, Candy…

Over half a million page requests per month In addition to the 11,800 copies of Local Government Focus distributed every month, each edition is also…

The thriving coastal City of Redcliffe has been named South East Queensland’s Tidiest Town for the second year running. Redcliffe, situated on the shores of…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The public sector must continue to explore smarter ways of engaging private sector investment – and this specially…