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An internet based crime reporting program set up by the City of Gosnells in Western Australia recently won a commendation in the 2003 National Awards…

Rate payment collection benefits Councils, ratepayers and local businesses. Local Government can play a vital role in assisting local businesses in finding synergies for growth,…

Political analyst, Paul Kelly, said that if our Constitution was rewritten today, Local Government would have much more prominence than it has currently. In delivering…

Some 750 delegates from Councils across Australia gathered in Canberra on 23–26 November for the 10th National General Assembly of Local Government. In his President’s…

Key Resolutions passed by the Assembly. A full list of all Resolutions is available on the ALGA web site at www.alga.asn.au Urgency Resolution: That the…

In his address to the National General Assembly, Prime Minister John Howard said that his government “places tremendous store on the role of Local Government”.…

While Australians are becoming more cynical about global politics, their interest in local governance is increasing, Shadow Treasurer, Mark Latham believes. “I detect a revival…

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…