News
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$25 million Esplanade Project
Cairns City Council and the Queensland State Government have joined forces to provide Cairns ratepayers, residents, and visitors with the first stage of a multi…
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Outstanding views
The $9 million Cairns Foreshore Promenade project is about to get underway with an expected completion date during September 2003. An initiative of Cairns City…
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Safe operation
The opening of new facilities on the foreshore has greatly expanded Council’s stewardship role. Public safety, ongoing maintenance and protecting facilities from damage is the…
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Environmental best practice
In a unique, lush, tropical climate, conservation is very much the hallmark of Cairns. “Council runs its own native plant nursery, where we propagate trees…
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Sustainable waste management
With a population of almost 124,000 people and up to 40,000 additional visitors each night, sustainable management of wastewater and domestic garbage generated is a…
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Cost shifting
Located 360 kilometres north west of Kalgoorlie, the Shire of Laverton, population 2,000, spends one fifth of its total rate revenue on incentive payments to…
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Local Government’s inaugural
Green purchasing is an issue of growing concern for Local Government. It is important that Councils wanting to meet this new challenge are provided with…
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Editorial
Speaking at the opening of the second Commonwealth Local Government Conference in Tshwane, South Africa on 4 March, Thabo Mbeki, President of the Republic of…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Max Amber, President of the Local Government…
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Direct funding
By Peter Johnstone * Proposals for extending direct funding to Local Governments from the Commonwealth Government, thereby bypassing State Governments, have been floated recently from…
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Hastings harvest calendar
Hastings believes it is the first Council in Australia to release a Harvest Calendar, which establishes a direct link between fruit and vegetable retailers, shoppers…
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The ‘Can’t Miss’
A more interactive format, three two hour workshops on major issues and a program developed out of sector input, will make the 2003 LGMA National…
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