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A caring, creative community
Located just five minutes north Adelaide’s CBD, the City of Prospect has a population of 19,000 people. It offers all the advantages of inner urban…
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Councils leading by example
The National Office of Local Government has commenced a series of leading practice seminars to be staged at various locations around Australia. The seminars are…
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CivEnEx 2001 a great success
CivEnEx 2001, staged from 21-24 February, was a great success. The largest civil engineering expo in the Southern Hemisphere once again attracted large crowds. “The…
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Editorial
We have all heard Winston Churchill’s much quoted pronouncement that ‘Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the rest!’ Within Australia, democratic…
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President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Brad Matheson, President of the Municipal Association of…
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Centenary of Federation in postcards
The City of Marion’s Red House Art Gallery, in South Australia, has put a unique stamp on the Centenary of Federation through its Postcards of…
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U turn the wheel at Hornsby
Hornsby Shire Council in Sydney’s north has thrown its support behind a new driver awareness program targeting young people. ‘U Turn the Wheel’ endeavours to…
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Treasury minds not necessarily treasured
The Good Oil by Rod Brown* In previous editions, I have touched on Australia’s ‘industrial affliction’ – principally our fragmented industrial structure, small domestic market,…
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AusIndustry supporting local business
AusIndustry is the Commonwealth Government’s business unit – designed to help Australian businesses become more innovative and internationally competitive. AusIndustry does this by providing a…
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Mentoring to assist young people at risk
In Hume City, and in Melbourne’s northern suburbs generally, there is widespread optimism that confidence in the economy will be sustained and that even more…
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Local Government Professionals Annual Conference ‘Connected 2001’
Local Government Professionals’ 2001 annual conference was held in Melbourne on 1-2 March. This event was preceded by a series of Best Practice workshops on…
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Local Government’s achievers please step forward
The quiet achievers in Local Government received national recognition last year under a new awards scheme – the Australian Safer Communities Awards – managed by…
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