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Local Government – the Canadian experience
Australia and Canada are both federations with many similarities in law and culture. Federal constitutional recognition has eluded Local Government in Canada just as it…
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National Report 2002–03
How does your Council compare? The new Local Government National Report has just been released. The Report is tabled in Parliament each year as a…
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Leading Practice Seminars in 2004
From Kununurra to Cairns, Batemans Bay to Boonah, Sydney to Perth, Council representatives got together last year to share their experiences. They heard how others…
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BTRE focus on regions
The Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics (BTRE) has commenced a new series of Information Papers providing targeted research and analysis into regional development issues.…
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Responding to the Cost Shifting Inquiry
The report Rates and Taxes: A Fair Share for Responsible Local Government, prepared by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public…
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Women make a move
Over 200 women in Gippsland, Victoria had an opportunity to tackle some of the hot issues in their communities and provide local, on the ground…
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Cost shifting and development controls the big issues for 2004
President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Councillor Mike Montgomery, believes that cost shifting, urban and regional growth, and the threat of development assessment…
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Report calls for shake up
The tabling on 24 November 2003 of the Commonwealth House of Representatives Inquiry into Cost Shifting onto Local Government recommends a major overhaul of intergovernmental…
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Albury hosts LGA
Speaking at the Local Government Association of NSW Annual Conference, President, Councillor Sara Murray, said the three major challenges facing Councils in the State were…
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Editorial
Two years on from celebrating our Centenary of Federation, the tabling of the Cost Shifting Inquiry Report has the potential to provide a mechanism for…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor John Legoe, President of the Local Government…
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Local healthy hearts,
The national winners of the 2003 Heart Foundation Kellogg Local Government Awards were presented at the General Assembly of Local Government in Canberra on 24…
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