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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…

Griffith City Council, in central New South Wales, is developing a fully integrated growth strategy plan for the next 30 years. “A growth strategy has…

Maroondah City Council and its residents have won a landmark decision in the Victorian Supreme Court effectively preventing overdevelopment on land within a suburban street.…

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…

The golden opportunity of the Olympics has been seized by Penrith City Council with the launch of its biggest bid yet to market Penrith Valley…

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When Meander Valley Council consolidated its customer service at Westbury it decided to upgrade the public areas and, at the same time, provide a display…

A few years ago the City of Melbourne seriously considered banning skating and skateboarding in the central activities district. Instead the SkateSafe Program was introduced.…

As part of a region identified as ‘Australia’s lowest level of well being’, Brighton Council’s Bridgewater Gagebrook Urban Renewal project (BURP) developed a number of…