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One year into the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
The Commonwealth Government’s $240 million Stronger Families and Communities Strategy is about encouraging local community organisations, businesses, individuals and different levels of government to work…
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Melbourne celebrates a new park
On Australia Day, the City of Melbourne officially opened its first new central city park in more than a century. A joint project between Council…
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Putting public liability centre stage of COAG agenda
“Current proposals to address the issue of public liability have been broadly welcomed by Local Government and should now be considered during the next meeting…
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Fishing in the desert
Fishing in the desert? Sounds bizarre doesn’t it! It is in fact an ingenious project of Western Australia’s Coolgardie Shire to ignite tourism back into…
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National plan of action to combat racism
Recently many Australians have expressed concern about the growing tensions in the community arising from issues such as how we treat refugees and asylum seekers,…
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How a simple newsletter can bring a community together
For smaller Councils, even a simple newsletter to residents is difficult to initiate. However with participation from the local community, Urana Shire in New South…
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CivEnEx 2002 bigger and better
CivEnEx 2002 will be held at the Sydney Showground at Homebush Bay in Sydney’s inner west on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 May 2002. Sydney…
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Granito Tiles – maximising on design and safety *
Two recently opened projects in Victoria and New South Wales have become benchmarks for innovative design in public leisure precincts. The Lane Cove Aquatic Leisure…
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Holistic approach to working in LG
An innovative program at Maitland City Council, the New Horizons Program, is providing employees with a more holistic understanding of the role and functions of…
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Improving OH&S in a difficult work environment
The Aged and Disability Support Services (A&DSS) at Manningham City Council have adopted a systems approach to develop a comprehensive Health and Safety Management System.In…
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Assessing job candidates identifies best training investments
Matching training to people is not a simple matter. Steven Dahl* examines how candidate assessment can be valuable in developing the best training programs for…
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Global Learning Village for Hume
A concept to create new opportunities for disadvantaged local communities through access to information and technology, has been unleashed by the Hume City Council in…
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