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Cairns City Council received a commendation at the 2002 National Awards for Local Government for its financial management plan to improve management of outstanding rates…

The effluent pump station is 45 kilometres away so you have to make the drive. After all, what other options are there? You could put…

In an Australian first, Blue Mountains City Council will use leading edge technology to recycle its roads, saving ratepayers money and to protecting the environment.…

Under a joint agreement, Western Australia’s Kellerberrin and Tammin Shires now share the same senior management team. The move to share senior staff was a…

Australian Vinyls Corporation, along with Peteron Plastics and ACI Plastics, participates in the ‘Vinyl Cycle’ program which involves the kerbside collection of PVC bottles and…

Creating well formed and shaped roads in a cost effective and time efficient manner is the main aim of every pavement engineer. With the development…

Parramatta City Council is examining ways to reduce water usage as the grip of the 2002 drought tightens. Group Manager City Services, Ken Bone, said…

Tamworth City Council has, after a full EOI/Tender process, selected Open Spatial Technologies to supply and implement a full ‘database driven’ GIS. This replaces its…

The 9th National General Assembly of Local Government was staged in Alice Springs from 3-6 November. This was the first time the Assembly has not…

In welcoming delegates to the 9th National General Assembly, then President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Councillor John Ross, said that it was…

Delegates unanimously condemned the practice of shifting costs onto Local Government. “The rampant practice of cost shifting services onto Local Government represents a real threat…

A full list of all Resolutions is available on the ALGA website at www.alga.asn.au Resolution 19: That the National Assembly seeks assurances from the Federal…