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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

High levels of customer satisfaction are essential if Victorian Councils are to meet the requirements of the State Government’s Best Value Victoria model. According to…

In pursuing international environmental certification, Carrathool Shire Council is seeking to have its operations certified to the world’s leading environmental standard – ISO 14001, by…