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A private civic maintenance company started three years ago by Bankstown City Council is returning profits to the Bankstown community. A restructure of the western…

Implementing the five corporate values of customer service, safety, money management, organisational wellbeing and continuous improvement has created many positive changes at the City of…

14th Council signs for AXS-One Financial and e-Business Solutions The City of Ballarat recently signed an agreement to implement AXS-One’s total financial and e-business system.…

Regional employers often face difficulties keeping highly qualified staff, but a new learning partnership between Kempsey Shire Council and the North Coast Institute of TAFE…

I am pleased to be invited to introduce this edition of the National Perspective and to take the opportunity to share with you the various…

Challenges and strategies for Australia including the tidal energy link As part of its $1 million commitment to exploring the long term benefits of hydrogen,…

George Town Council in Tasmania has again been recognised for its development of an innovative lifting device. The device, a pump lifter, achieved Bronze status…

Cockburn City Council is working with the Western Australian Department of Planning and Infrastructure to build a major new regional centre south west of Perth.…

The incorporation of ecological sustainable development (ESD) principles into the newly revised Residential Development Control Plan (DCP) by Manly City Council has brought positive and…

Bayside City Council hopes to keep its beaches clean by asking local retailers and shoppers to cut the use of plastic bags by refusing, reducing,…

The City of Boroondara in Melbourne has given nine overseas engineers a unique look at Local Government in Australia, through a 12 week work placement…

By Rochelle Fernandez * A sea change in attitude to energy efficiency is underway and a growing number of Local Government bodies are joining in…