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Local Government takes out two major Qld Public Sector awards
The Local Government Association of Queensland and a CPA who managed the corporatisation of Wide Bay Water, an arm of Hervey Bay City Council, were…
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Bass Coast wins State risk management award
Bass Coast Shire Council has received the 2002 Liability Risk Management Excellence Award, sponsored by Civic Mutual Plus (CMP). CMP insures 77 of the 78…
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Fremantle wins WA Leadership Award
The City of Fremantle has received the Western Australian Local Government Association’s highest honour, the Alcoa Leadership Award. This award recognises true leadership, extensive community…
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Smarter buying through NSW Supply *
NSW Supply develops and administers period contracts, also known as ‘standing offers’, on behalf of the State Contracts Control Board (SCCB). NSW Supply period contracts…
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Logan’s Quickrec credit card system
Queensland’s Logan City Council has created a credit card reconciliation system to improve its accounting and recording process for credit card purchases. The Quickrec system…
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IT2002 another huge success
This is the fifth year that Coffs Harbour City Council has staged this major IT event on the Local Government calendar. Running from 20 to…
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500 days of safety
Depot workers at the City of Whittlesea, in Melbourne’s north, have just clocked up more than 500 days of work without a lost time injury.…
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Securing email risks in your organisation
By Warwick Purdy *By Warwick Purdy * Blue Mountains City Council (BMCC) has developed an integrated Risk Management Strategy incorporating email security in an attempt to mitigate or…
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More doors need to be opened for graduate recruitment in Local Government
At the recent Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) Annual Conference, held on 31 October and 1 November, the opportunity for Local Governments to employ more…
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Customised accounting package
Over the past 12 months, staff at Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, located on the east coast of Tasmania, have been developing a customised accounting database…
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Risk planning wins major award for Adelaide City Council
Adelaide City Council recently won a major LGA Mutual Liability Scheme award for its innovative approach to business planning and its assessment and management of…
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New EView service launched *
The Local Government Association of South Australia Conference in Adelaide on 10 and 11 October 2002 saw the launch of a new service enabling smaller…
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