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New era in asset management
A joint project between the City of Booroondara and Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will contribute to advanced management of infrastructure assets,…
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National Innovation Award for Whittlesea technology project
For the second year in a row, the City of Whittlesea has won the information technology category of the National Awards for Innovation in Local…
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Electromagnetic fields
Councils manage buildings where people and equipment are potentially exposed to electromagnetic fields, known as EMFs. Sources of EMFs include substations, switchboards, and mains cables.…
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Conquest Solutions deliver universal asset management for Local Government *
In an increasing litigious society, managing the many risks to which Councils are exposed is becoming an ever demanding task. The provision of community infrastructure…
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Stormwater study assists pollution prevention
An intensive research program undertaken by Blacktown City Council at the Westfield Shopping Complex in Mount Druit, has revealed that polluted stormwater is entering the…
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Graduates tour Brighton treatment plant
In September, 20 members of Environment Australia’s Canberra based Graduate Program toured the Brighton wastewater treatment plant and local farms, to view the Council’s innovative…
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Certificate in Corporate Investigations *
The Certificate in Corporate Investigations, conducted by the University of Western Sydney, is specifically designed for people who, as part of their employment, undertake workplace…
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Deakin University – the right course for your career *
With the rapidly changing global environment and ever increasing pressure to rationalise the activities of government, there has never been a better time to consider…
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Taking the angst out of development applications
In 1997, in response to its extraordinary growth, Liverpool City Council developed what is known as an Independent Hearing and Assessment Panel (IHAP), and is…
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Joondalup enters the cyber age
In line with the City of Joondalup’s vision as the Online Learning City, Council has introduced a new computer voting system for elected members.Believed to…
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Managing conflict *
Disaffected residents abusing Council staff on the phone, community meetings deteriorating into polemical contests, officers arguing over policy or staffing issues, tensions between elected officials…
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Councils benefit from ‘Best Practice’ documentation in the face of loss of immunity under non-feasance
AUS-SPEC – what is it? AUS-SPEC, a joint venture between the Institute of Public Works Engineering, Australia and Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd has developed…
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