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If the City of Albury were a person, its heart would be a garden. Albury’s public gardens are not the hip, ‘up and running in…

IULA–ASPAC inaugural congress in Sydney The inaugural International Union of local Authorities Asia Pacific (IULA–ASPAC) Regional Congress was staged in Sydney from 9-11 April. In…

The second Local Government Roundtable was held in Melbourne on 29 April. An initiative of the Federal Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government,…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Clive Robartson, President of the Western Australian…

Victoria has its highest number of women mayors on record, following the 2003 Mayoral elections. All Victorian Councils elected new mayors after the 54 Local…

Flowerdale residents are turning on their mobile phones and televisions for the first time, thanks to a joint effort by Murrindindi Shire Council, Telstra and…

The South Australian Government has launched a web site to help communities understand how their Councils work. The site, called ‘How Councils Work: A Guide…

The Whitlam Library in Cabramatta, south western Sydney, has introduced Australia’s first online homework help service. The service, called Live Homework Help, was launched by…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The Kalgoorlie folk have the opportunity to build on their towering economic strength in minerals by the establishment…

A review of the 1993 Tasmanian Local Government Act is expected to be completed this year. Regional workshops have been held in Launceston, Burnie and…

The Local Government Association of NSW has asked Premier Bob Carr and new Local Government Minister, Tony Kelly, to discuss the issue of Council amalgamations.…

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder will be hosting two important road conferences at the end of June this year. It is expecting to attract delegates from…