News
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Editorial
With some 300 delegates attending the inaugural National Rural Roads Congress held recently in Moree, the message was loud and clear, action is required now.…
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President’s comment
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…
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Bill redraft to give Councils more say
The Western Australian Municipal Association has welcomed an announcement by the new Minister for the Arts, Mike Broad, that the proposed Culture, Library and the…
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Community Services with the morning news
An initiative to publicise the activities and events organised by Rockhampton City Council’s Community Services team has resulted in a handy pocket sized calendar. This…
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Urban community bank
Perth’s City of Bayswater is set to head along the path already trodden by many rural Councils, establishing the first suburban community bank in Western…
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A National Training Package for LG
By Nick Crosling, Chief Executive of the National Local Government Industry Training Advisory Board. The National Local Government Training Package was endorsed by the National…
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Setting the pace in water management
Wide Bay Water, the business unit of Queensland’s Hervey Bay City Council, is recognised both nationally and internationally for its expertise in water management. By…
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Fresh approach to asset management
In 1998 the newly formed City of Onkaparinga set out to develop a new approach to asset management. The aim was to deliver better and…
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Planning better cities
The Centre for Developing Cities, based at the University of Canberra, draws on Australia’s significant achievements in urban management, and on international skills and experience…
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Managing the environment on a shoestring
Mention environmental management to Local Government managers, who are struggling to find the money to maintain their roads and provide other basic services, and they…
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Bigger than the Olympics
In October 2001 Newcastle will become the first city outside a capital city to host the Australian Masters Games. This will be the eighth time…
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Turning challenges into opportunities
In 1997, when BHP announced it would be stopping all steel production at its Newcastle plant the natural initial reaction was ‘gloom and doom’. However,…
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