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Albury City Council’s Wastewater scheme was named ‘Overall Winner’ at the annual Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia – NSW Division Awards for excellence in…

By the time this edition of Focus is published, we will either be beginning a third term of the Howard/Costello Government or have a new…

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

NSW Supply, a business unit of the Department of Public Works and Services, is an experienced and professional procurement organisation with extensive experience in meeting…

The Municipal Association of Victoria held its Annual Conference in mid October, with both the State Premier and President of the MAV commending the partnership…

This year’s Category A joint winners of Victoria’s Premier’s Award for Continuous Improvement in Local Government were South Gippsland Shire Council and Wodonga City Council.…

A strong focus on sport and recreation in the community has won Western Australia’s City of Melville the Local Government Award at the Australian Sports…

The IPWEA/RTA Local Government Road Safety Project works to raise the priority of road safety in Local Government. This is achieved through support for Council…

Being young in Local Government can be an added pressure. However, for Alderman Janie Dickenson, it is more a challenge and an opportunity to make…

Councils invited to discuss solutions A conference focusing on practical solutions to help Local Government better manage the impacts of drug use on their communities…

After staging its Annual Conference and Field Days at Panthers in Penrith for the past decade, this year the Institute of Public Works Engineering (IPWEA)…

Australian Councils show action on greenhouse The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) wishes to acknowledge the leadership shown by the City of Melbourne…