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Offering Elected Members a development program specifically designed to meet their needs has been a great success story for the Western Australian Municipal Association’s (WAMA)…

When the City of Charles Sturt developed its award winning Customer Diamond Program, the focus of providing first class customer service was taken beyond being…

Welcome to this edition of National Perspective. This publication is a useful forum for providing updates on Federal Government programmes, especially initiatives for Local Government.…

Young Australians aged between 14 and 27 who are improving the community in which they live, will be recognised in a Regional Initiative category of…

The Carnamah and surrounding communities in Western Australia will receive a boost from new business in October 2000. The town of Carnamah is situated in…

Local Government in the Riverina has developed a space age innovation to bring local mapping into the 21st century. Launching the Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation…

The cost of maintaining and improving Local Government infrastructure and the review of the Commonwealth Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government were among matters discussed…

Corowa Shire is proud of its history as the ‘Birthplace of Federation’. Situated in south west New South Wales along the Murray River, Corowa has…

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 Peter Woods, President New South Wales Local Government…

For the first time in the Award’s history, a member of Local Government has taken out the New South Wales Award for Public Sector Accountant…

Marine scientists have given one of Australia’s most lucrative fish farming production sites an environmental all clear. They have called for an environmental monitoring strategy…