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Regional government for NT
Eleventh hour deferral of amalgamation proposal.Eleventh hour deferral of amalgamation proposal The Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) held its General Meeting in Alice Springs on 27-28 June.…
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ALGA gears up for election
Speaking at the LGANT General Meeting on 27-28 June, Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Chief Executive, Ian Chalmers, told delegates that he believes the Federal…
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Editorial
It is a well known fact that Local Government in Australia is very diverse. Take as an example our last two editions. In the June…
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Records protection
The NSW State Records Act states that all Government agencies are responsible for the ‘safe custody and proper preservation of the State records’ under their…
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Tasmanian Youth Parliaments
Decision makers of the futureDecision makers of the future Young Tasmanians have marked the Centenary of Federation through a series of Youth Parliaments hosted by local Councils and schools…
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Community Resource Centre opens in Halls Creek
In a day of celebration on 6 June, Halls Creek in Western Australia opened its new Community Resource Centre. Officially opened by the then Governor…
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Building sustainability TNQ-style
The Good Oil by Rod Brown * Do you believe in scientists’ claims about holes in the ozone layer and melting ice caps? Or are…
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Best Value Odyssey
All you need to know.All you need to know. More than two dozen speakers will address Local Government professionals at the Best Value 2001 Conference to be held at…
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CITY of PERTH – take a bow
The City has a clear vision and strategies for the environment and a balance between environment and the vitality of the City of Perth. Innovation…
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First regional Partnership Agreement in Tasmania
Other States and Territories showing interest in this Australian first.Other States and Territories showing interest in this Australian first The Northern Tasmanian Municipal Association (NTMO) and the State Government have signed a regional Partnership…
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Councils the beneficiaries of next generation microwave technology *
Australian businesses, both big and small, now have access to Motorola’s new generation of EtherMux 20 MBps point-to-point microwave LAN radio technology, for super fast…
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The critical role of top management teams by Richard Marton *
By Richard Marton * Governments place great store in various management prescriptions to improve the performance of Local Government authorities (competitive tendering, best value, customer…