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  • Message from the Minister

    Welcome to the first issue of National Perspective for 2000. Throughout this year I will continue to contribute to Local Government Focus as a way…

  • CALP launched

    The Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, Senator Ian Macdonald, launched an up to date guide on Federal Government programmes at the ALGA…

  • Booklet helps councils with GST

    To help councils prepare for The New Tax System, the Australian Tax Office released a 40-page booklet entitled Local Government and The New Tax System.…

  • Release of the 1998-99 National Report

    Useful information on the operation of Local Government in Australia can be found in the 1998-99 National Report on the Operation of the Local Government…

  • Funding for Local Agenda 21

    Senator Ian Macdonald, Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government announced $100,000 in Federal funding to boost the activities of Local Agenda 21, a…

  • LG into the new millennium

    President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) Councillor John Ross points to a range of key areas where Local Government will continue to play…

  • Economic ‘boom’ fails distribution test

    While we are being told the Australian economy is thriving, many people do not share the same rosy perspective, particularly in rural and regional Australia.…

  • Editorial

    The perseverance of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) in securing Senate support last year successfully averted what was looming to be the greatest challenge…

  • Frog focus in Botany Bay

    Botany Bay City Council, in partnership with Taronga Park Zoo, is spearheading a program which aims to save Australia’s endangered frog species. Manager Parks and…

  • Hume enters a new era

    The development of the 1999-2005 Corporate Plan marks a new era for Hume City Council according to Mayor Jack Ogilvie. He said the change is…

  • Gateway City holds many surprises

    Situated on the northern fringe, Hume City provides visitors with their first glimpse of the greater Melbourne metropolis, whether they arrive by car along the…

  • Giant working bee gives City a makeover

    A vast investment to improve the appearance of Hume and raise community pride was vindicated on 2 December 1999 when thousands of Hume residents, students,…

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