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A regular feature this month profiling two Councillors fromtWestern Australia Councillor Iris Prouse, Shire of Derby West Kimberley, WA Q. How long have you been…

New guidelines to reduce workplace injuries in Victoria’s waste collection industry have been launched in Geelong. The City of Greater Geelong is one of the…

Commercial recycling has started in Esperance Shire, south of Perth, following the enormous success of its residential recycling program. Since it started recycling 19 months…

At the 2003 Local Government Managers Australia National Congress in Adelaide, FOCUS invited delegates to nominate an individual and team from their Council who are…

The IPWEAQ’s 2003 State Conference will be staged in Mackay from Sunday 5 to Wednesday 8 October, with the Works Supervisors Sessions on Thursday 9…

After much time and effort, the Roads Alliance Road and Bridge Asset Management Kit has been distributed to all Local Governments in Queensland. The Kit…

Following the successful banning of incinerators in other states, Tasmania’s Glenorchy City Council is banning backyard burning in Hobart’s western suburbs. Council has introduced a…

2003 sees the 6th Information Technology Conference for Local Government – IT2003, scheduled for 19–21 November in beautiful Coffs Harbour. Hosted by Coffs Harbour City…

President of the WA Local Government Association, Councillor Clive Robartson, has challenged Premier Geoff Gallop to fully embrace the ideals set down in the State/Local…

Social commentator and former Mayor of St Kilda, the Reverend Tim Costello, was a keynote speaker at the WA Local Government Association’s Annual Conference. Speaking…

The City of Launceston in northern Tasmania recently won two Local Government Association of Tasmania Excellence Awards for excellence and innovation. Council won the Community…

Geraldton Regional Library will publish a book of historical photographs to complement an earlier volume called Geraldton: 150 Years 150 Lives, which was produced to…