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When the Shire of Katanning in regional WA decided to develop a regional standard sport and recreation facility in 1994, it was faced with a…

“It’s practical, it’s relevant and has real take home value for sporting clubs,” said Judi Andrewartha in describing the Volunteer Involvement Program (VIP). Judi, the…

Sunday, 29 October 2000 &endash; it’s your turn Active Australia Day is part of the national Active Australia initiative. The Day provides a great opportunity…

Unfortunately, no area of society is immune from the problems of harassment and abuse. That includes sport &endash; even sport at the community level. Reporting…

Townsville City Council will add colour to the celebrations for our Centenary of Federation with a number of events planned for next year. It was…

Since commencing publication in 1985, FOCUS has promoted best practice examples developed by Councils, large or small, urban or rural, as they endeavour to provide…

Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Jamie Edwards, President, Western Australian Municipal Association The…

Warroo Shire Council in South Central Queensland is mindful of the population drift to larger urban communities that is occurring in many regional and rural…

Chief Executive Officer of Perth’s City of Wanneroo, Kath White, recently took out the Shell Corporate and Government Award in the 2000 Telstra Western Australian…

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield has developed a highly successful call centre that delivers quality customer outcomes. The call centre was set up on…

Preventative health in Western Australia has been taken to a new level, with the launch of the Change for Life program. This is a unique…

Councils and communities in the Orana region of New South Wales have combined forces to obtain excellent Internet Service Provision (ISP) at competitive prices. The…