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Order and safety from chaos
In recognition of its school bus interchange and pedestrian underpass project, Lismore City Council took out the Overall Runner-Up award, at the Annual IPWEA Awards…
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Driving towards sustainability
Believed to be a first for Local Government in Australia, Banyule City Council in Victoria has purchased a petro/electric hybrid Toyota Prius. The Prius is…
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The growing business of energy efficiency
With the support of all the major housing industry associations, SEDA’s Energy Smart Homes Policy has come to be recognised as an essential tool for…
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Web transactions fast and easy *
AXS-One has been providing eFinancials, Information Management and Interactive Self Service solutions to the Local Government market for more than a decade. It has recently…
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Increasing the use of recycle materials in engineering works
The recently released ‘Draft Specification for Supply of Recycled Material for Roads, Drainage and Fill’, has been developed in response to the need for an…
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Douglas Shire takes out Green Globe Benchmarking
In October Douglas Shire, home to Australia’s World Heritage listed rainforest and Great Barrier Reef, was officially awarded GREEN GLOBE 21 Benchmarking, in recognition of…
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Customer satisfaction important in Best Value model *
High levels of customer satisfaction are essential if Victorian Councils are to meet the requirements of the State Government’s Best Value Victoria model. According to…
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EMS – the way to go in gaining environmental certification
In pursuing international environmental certification, Carrathool Shire Council is seeking to have its operations certified to the world’s leading environmental standard – ISO 14001, by…
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Professional development *
Australian Local Government Training (ALGT) is the industry-owned Industry Training Advisory Board (ITAB) working with Local Government to identify its training needs. The national ITAB…
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Best practice a winner for Alice Springs
Alice Springs recently won the Best Overall prize in Northern Territory’s Better Practice in Local Government Awards for the second year. Council won the best…
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Armadale takes out leadership award
The City of Armadale was awarded the prestigious 2001 Alcoa Leadership Award as part of the WA Local Government Association (WALGA) Best Practice in Local…
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Enhancing Council meeting processes
Incorporated in January 1999, Walman Software assists Local Government in the preparation of agendas and minutes. Using the LogoCreate application, the meeting process is enhanced…
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