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Aramac Shire kicks off the Harry Redford Cattle Drive
In this the Year of the Outback, what better way to celebrate than to have a historical cattle drive full of fun and adventure! The…
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A cultural feast for the opening of Burwood’s new centre
Burwood Council Mayor John Faker was joined by NSW Premier Bob Carr in the opening of the new Burwood Cultural and Community Centre. Over 200…
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Protecting heritage streetscapes
A comprehensive policy on heritage bluestone and brick kerbs, channels and laneways has been developed by Whitehorse City Council to protect one of the many…
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Mediation: If conflict is inevitable … *
By Ian McKendry * I was reading an article on an American website recently and came across a quote that made me think about Local…
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2001 Census data now available from ABS
The 14th national Census of Population and Housing was conducted on 7 August 2001 and received strong support from Local Governments throughout Australia. The information…
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Council signs deal for commercialisation of financial management software product
In July, Hurstville City Council signed a contract to commercialise its Certificate of Cash and Investments (CC&I). The contract was signed by Hurstville Mayor, Councillor…
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Radar system aids pavement assessment
The Victorian Shire of Campaspe, in conjunction with Australia Road Research Board, has utilised Ground Penetrating Radar to determine the depths of its gravel road…
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MicrOpay and Coffs Harbour team up to achieve payroll objectives *
MicrOpay, one of the leading payroll software providers in Australia, believes it has the perfect solution for providing vital information to Local Government to address…
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Mainpac expands to help address new trends in asset management *
Senior management in Local Government is today under increasing pressure to meet not only functional outcomes but to comply with occupational health and safety, legislative…
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WA road management software a winner
The ROMAN software package was originally developed in a mainframe environment, and was the result of the collaborative efforts of a number of Local Government…
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Building a sound financial future
Understanding the longer term implications of a Council’s financial decisions and strategies has always been a complicated matter not easily explained to Councillors and the…
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The protection of significant trees
To provide greater protection and assist the City of Norwood, Payneham and St Peters in South Australia with the assessment of the removal and pruning…
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