News
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EHOs no longer the enemy
In the absence of stricter legislative controls, Gosnells’ Environmental Health Officer, Harvy Walkerden, believes the FoodSafe program is the perfect way to ensure food hygiene…
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City¹s vision for the environment
Building on its strong commitment to environmental issues, the Adelaide City Council as part of its World Environment Day celebrations recently launched its newly revised…
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Olympic Torch Festival a great success
The three day ‘Keep The Spirit Alive’ Olympic Torch Festival, aimed to provide students from across Central Australia with a once in a lifetime opportunity…
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Editorial
With the eyes of the world soon to be focused on our nation with the staging of the Sydney Olympics, recent events have demonstrated a…
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President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Brian Hurn, President of the Local Government Association…
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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.…
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‘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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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