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  • Cluster for growth

    South Australia’s City of Playford is working with local producers to look at the pros and cons of declaring the Virginia area a Horticultural Precinct.…

  • ‘Mow a CEO’ for a worthy cause

    The Queensland Division of the Institute of Municipal Management launched the ‘Mow A CEO’ fund raising drive, on behalf of the Make A Wish Foundation,…

  • Rates card for easy payments

    Queensland’s Logan City Council has made rates payment easier for residents through a barcoded rates card. Introduced last August, the card allows ratepayers to pre…

  • Automated maintenance management

    With the aim of effectively prioritising maintenance expenditure, and carrying it out efficiently, Sutherland Shire in Sydney’s south has developed an activity based costing model…

  • Internet age solutions

    While it is essential for corporate Australia to adopt web related business strategies there is no need to spend substantial amounts on new financial systems…

  • Totally integrated Council system

    According to the City of Yarra’s Chief Financial Officer, Michael Sedgman, last December when Council selected Computron’s Financial Management System it was not just wanting…

  • Road maintenance a matter of strategy

    The introduction of new accounting regulations AAS27 led to the recognition by many Councils that depreciation of their infrastructure assets was a major problem. When…

  • Asset valuation streamlined

    In 1995, when Warwick Shire Council decided to revamp its asset management system an extensive process began. Data collection had been in progress since 1995…

  • A better way for Gosnells

    As we enter the 21st century, the City of Gosnells is on course to create a new and better way of life for residents and…

  • Restarting the heart

    The robust nature of Local Government is such that unanimous agreement on anything is a rarity, according to Mayor Pat Morris. “The fact that we…

  • Promoting business

    Included in the new Civic Centre complex as part of the City Centre Revitalisation Plan will be a Centre for Business Development to ‘incubate’ and…

  • Planning with a purpose

    “If you want to get a good return from an investment you need to first work out where you want to go,” said City of…

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