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A paper prepared by Hayden Raysmith for the Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) advocates that Local Governments become key delivery agents for the State Government’s…

Grass roots concern from businesses and Local Government has seen a marriage between the NSW Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA) and the Institute of…

The Rural City made history at Keep Australia Beautiful awards last month when it became the first Victorian town to win the national honour. Queensland…

Working with a group of planners at the City of Darebin, Steven Ames said that building a strategic vision for the future must involve local…

Professor Jean Claude Lugan from the University of Toulouse in France is head of Social Sciences, and since 1977 has been Deputy Mayor of Figeac.…

The modern Commonwealth of nations has moved on a long way from its historical roots. It is reinventing itself as a vigorous cultural, economic and…

The Australian Quality Council has recognised Hobart City Council at the International Business Excellence Summit with a national Award for Business Improvement. The award acknowledges…

The Local Government Training Package The Local Government industry in Australia has developed the Local Government Training Package over a number of years. The Training…

By John McIlroy * The Best Value regime has placed a duty on Councils in the UK to compare their performance against other Councils. BestValueCommunity.com…

Reducing the cost of training and inducting new recruits In the February issue of LG Focus, Steven Dahl* explored the bottom line benefits of using…

‘Team 2000’, launched in late 1998, and now titled the ‘Continuous Improvement Program’, is an initiative of Dubbo City Council, which promotes a performance based…

The City of Moonee Valley found performance reporting to be an arduous affair, until a user friendly information system, developed inhouse, was introduced. “The Performance…