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West Torrens City Council, representing South Australia, has won the 2001 Australasian Active Learning Management Challenge. “We are very proud to be the first winner…

The Howard Government’s sixth budget brought down last month held few surprises. With the Federal election due later this year (the latest it can occur…

Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Brian Hurn, OAM, President of the Local Government…

After many frustrating years and a fund raising struggle over the past two years, Nguiu Community Government Council proudly opened it swimming pool complex in…

Roxby Downs Council in South Australia is planning a $2.5 million upgrade of its cultural leisure precinct. The upgrade is expected to be largely funded…

The Shire of Broome recently released a discussion paper for a proposed Jetty to Jetty project, which will provide information on the historic, environmental and…

The Good Oil by Rod Brown * The seat of Eden Monaro has been a litmus test in federal elections since the early 1970s, and…

Local Government FOCUS is pleased to announce its support of the Economic Futures North Queensland Conference to be held on the 24-25 July 2001.The inaugural…

On 6 June, Queensland Day, Murilla Shire Council took an innovative step in staging the Murilla Vision Millennium Roadshow/Expo at the Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane.…

Since last reported in March, Cooperative Purchasing Services (CPS) General Manager, Ian Holden, advises that there has been significant activity in establishing its e-Procurement Service,…

The fifth Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) national conference is being hosted by the City of Thuringowa, in tropical north Queensland from 10-12…

Taroom Shire Council, in the central Queensland highlands, and its local State Emergency Service units have developed a unique location marking system to protect the…