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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…

An outstanding array of speakers will address the seventh national Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia Conference (SEGRA) being held in Gold Coast City from…

Working with cheetahs in Africa is a far cry from South West Queensland, where Jenny Campbell is the Economic Development Officer for the Town of…

Volvo Construction Equipment has set new standards in motor grader design, engineering and performance capabilities with the introduction of its new B-series graders, a comprehensive…