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  • Children do have a voice

    When five year seven students from a local school in Western Australia’s Town of Victoria Park went to Council with a request for a skateboard…

  • Improved access to services for Onslow

    Western Australia’s Shire of Ashburton is aiming to increase banking and government services to the Onslow community. The Shire has successfully applied for a Commonwealth…

  • Digital Dashboard a winner

    The evolution of the roles of Information Technology within Local Authorities has been accompanied by an increase in senior management’s expectation of enhanced and faster…

  • CivicView’s versatility continues to grow

    Australia’s leading Local Government software solution, CivicView, has certainly established itself in the Local Government IT marketplace. Initially developed inhouse by Kempsey Council as a…

  • The right time

    Dumaresq Mayor, Peter Monley firmly believes now is the right time for a merger. “More and more, Councils are being squeezed for funding by the…

  • Our first new Council of the millennium

    Officially proclaimed on 21 February by New South Wales Governor, Gordon Samuels AC, Armidale Dumaresq Council has become Australia’s first new Council of the millennium.…

  • Reconciliation is more than flag raising

    Joining Armidale City Council in 1983, Deputy Mayor Pat Dixon was the first Aboriginal woman elected to Local Government in Australia. She believes reconciliation is…

  • Volunteers gain benefits too

    As most Councils are aware, much valuable work carried out in the community relies on volunteers. This can bring two way gains, with Council and…

  • Building bridges

    With the twin aims of bringing the community together and restoring the amenity of a picnic area, in 1998 Armidale celebrated Local Government Week by…

  • Access the key to community life

    With the aim of offering people with a disability the same access to recreation opportunities and to participate fully in community life, Armidale has introduced…

  • Towards a better future

    In response to the rural crisis facing most regional areas, in 1997 Mayors Richard Torbay and Peter Monley formed a Community Taskforce. Issues that needed…

  • Regional airport a showpiece

    Armidale Dumaresq Council is very much the gateway to the New England Tablelands. Visitors to the region can choose to drive from Coffs Harbour along…

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