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Killiecrankie diamonds are still to found on Flinders. But if someone finds one, a visitor or a local, they have to send them away to…

NT Minister announces regional partnership agreements In the six months since the election of Clare Martin’s Labor Government in the Northern Territory, there has been…

Darwin City Council welcomed some 800 people who travelled to the Top End to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first bombing raids on Darwin…

Increasing responsibilities; rising community expectations; difficulties in keeping up with infrastructure maintenance, together with an escalating problem if this expenditure is deferred; soaring insurance premiums;…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Johanna McLuskey, President of the Local Government…

In late 1999, when the Queensland Government announced that the $570 million Tarong North power station would be built, Kingaroy Shire Council swung into action…

A forecast of the challenges ahead, forming partnerships and a greater leadership role by Local Government were just some of the issues covered at the…

Member Councils of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) overwhelmingly endorsed changes to the MAV Rules at a Special State Council meeting held on 28…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The Australian printing and publishing industry is currently working with the Australian Government to chart a new way…

This year, in a collaborative venture with international affiliates in the USA and NZ, Local Government Managers Australia – Australia’s peak professional association – is…

A unique initiative by the Huon Valley Youth Outreach Program has seen the transformation of what was once a mobile dental van, now converted to…

The latest innovative design from Skateramps Australia has just been released, aptly named the Mobile Fun Box. In keeping with skating trends this new design…