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Getting maximum value for infrastructure dollars
Cooperation between funding agencies and Councils in remote areas is the key to generating maximum possible outcomes from the considerable amount of money available for…
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Little Councils?
Aboriginal Community Councils in the Territory have always been small. The Territory has provided a unique method of incorporation for them – community government. While…
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Ongoing commitment of Local Government
The Department of Local Government is demonstrating the ongoing commitment to Local Government in the Northern Territory to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of service…
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Community development through photographs
A project based on a photographic survey approach is being developed by the Department of Local Government in an effort to increase the amount of…
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The Indigenous Housing Authority
The Commonwealth Government, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and the Northern Territory Government provide funds for housing to improve the living conditions…
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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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