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Local Governments are in the business of providing services to citizens – customers not welcome. I’m writing to you after reading the Editorial piece in…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Mike Montgomery, President of the Shires Association…

Hornsby is a green and beautiful Shire located approximately 25 kilometres north east of Sydney. It has vast areas of outstanding bushland, accounting for almost…

Local Governments in Southern and Central Queensland will participate in the first Council Olympic Games on Saturday 13 October 2001, hosted by Murgon Shire Council.…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The biggest talking point in Canberra is the Commonwealth Government decision to provide a $100 million loan guarantee…

“With all the recent media coverage that we received as a result of Bernard Salt’s publicity with the launch of his book The Big Shift:…

The Centenary of Federation is an appropriate time to acknowledge the ‘First Federation’ of Indigenous nations and to help mark the achievements of Indigenous Australians…

According to the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), waiting lists and refusal of service will be the norm across the State if funding for home…

Why improvement is no longer enough Meeting in Sydney on 8-11 August, the New South Wales Division of Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA), selected the…

Hosted by LG Professionals the Best Value Conference 2001 held at the Carlton Crest Hotel in Melbourne, focused on Victoria’s ‘Best Value Odyssey’. The underlying…

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum conference, supported by the Australian Local Government Association and the National Office of Local Government, will be held on the…

Baulkham Hills Shire Council in NSW has adopted a Challenge the Process system that clearly demonstrates their commitment to the principles of continuous improvement, innovation…