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Sandy Hollway AO will give the keynote address, Leadership Through Innovation, at LGPro’s 2003 Annual Conference. To be held at Melbourne Park Function Centre on…

Brisbane 13 – 16 April Brisbane City Council is hosting one of the founders of modern peace studies, Professor Johan Galtung, at the 2003 Asia…

One of Warrnambool’s many great attractions has just completed a major redevelopment. Launched on 31 December 2002, it aims to encourage visitors to look beyond…

In an area that is relatively small in population and with limited economic diversity, the Nambucca Economic Revival Plan aims to provide a clear path…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown * Professor Peter Senge (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Arie De Gues (Chief Planner, Royal Dutch Shell) are pioneers…

With the new childcare facility on Bathurst Island, the development of a nutrition and family health program is helping the community to focus on healthy…

A regular feature this month profiling two Councillors from Western Australia. Councillor Patrick Hill, Shire of Laverton, Western Australia Q. Can you tell us about…

Imagine the ease with which we could protect our natural heritage if we were all using the same approach. Imagine if we developed a strategic…

On 8 November 2002, UNESCO approved the Mornington Peninsula Biosphere Reserve, making what is believed to be Australia’s first designated Biosphere Reserve in more than…

The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley * The Confederation of British Industry has calculated that traffic congestion in Britain costs £20 billion per year. This…

The City of Stirling in Western Australia has embarked on a innovative and comprehensive waste management program, to promote and assist the recycling and management…

Wine storage is set to move back inground, reducing the visual and environmental impact of the above ground stainless steel ‘tank farms’ now common in…