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  • The heart of Local Government

    At the 2001 General Assembly of Local Governments a remote Community Government Council from the Northern Territory was awarded the ‘National Overall Winner’ of the…

  • New Secretary for LGSA

    Brenton ‘Alby’ Taylor has recently taken up the position of Secretary of the Local Government and Shires Associations of New South Wales (LGSA). After a…

  • Devolution – better than a revolution

    The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The OECD has just released a report ‘Devolution and Globalisation’ which is a must read for anyone with…

  • Caboolture’s streetscape
    A significant public art precinct

    A significant public art precinct Having successfully obtained the largest grant of $2.565 million in 2000 from the Queensland Government’s Regional Centres Program (RCP), Caboolture…

  • Managing remnant vegetation for biodiversity conservation

    Kingaroy Shire Council and its residents have historically played a leading role in Queensland’s South Burnett region in regard to natural resource management. Building on…

  • Leading Public Works show in the southern hemisphere
    CivEnEx moves to Homebush Bay

    CivEnEx moves to Homebush Bay Australia’s biggest and best show for the Public Works, Construction and Engineering Industries has a new permanent venue for 2002…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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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