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East Timor President
The President of East Timor, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, has described the Victorian Local Governance Association’s (VLGA) East Timor Friendship Program as ‘magnificent’. Delivering the…
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National Local Government
The Murray Darling Association is well aware of the Environmental Flows problem and its potential impact on Local Government and their communities in and beyond…
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Improving workplace culture:
The 15th Women, Management and Employment Relations Conference on equal employment and workplace culture will be held in Sydney on 24–25 July 2003. This high…
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Adelaide’s planning issues
Adelaide City Council is placing all Category Three development applications on its web site at www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/cat3da so people can lodge comments and objections via the…
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Northam transforms old
An old public housing estate will be transformed into a new development called Mitchell on Avon, forming a gateway to the township of Northam in…
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Migration – continuing to assist
Australia is a dynamic and diverse society. Almost a quarter of Australia’s 19.7 million people were born overseas. Together, we make up a successful, cohesive…
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Wyalkatchem is Australia’s
Presented in Sydney on 5 April 2003, in addition to taking out Australia’s Tidiest Town Award, Western Australia’s town of Wyalkatchem was presented with the…
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Apprentices learn new skills
Caboolture Shire Council has developed an apprenticeship training program to give young people trade qualifications that can lead to jobs in the commercial world. Council…
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Know yourself
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley * Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA), a central government system of evaluating the performance of Councils, has been carried out…
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Knox City Council
City of Knox employees are creating a culture of trust, respect and honesty in their organisation by demonstrating a set of desired values in their…
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Mornington Peninsula shifts
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s Peninsula Way – Sustainable Peninsula project has changed its organisational structure from a top down management system to a networked, sustainability…
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IT2003
Plans are now underway for the sixth Local Government Information Technology Conference – IT 2003. The Conference, which is being organised by Coffs Harbour City…