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Performance measurement made easy
The City of Cockburn took out a Performance Measurement Award for the whole of its organisation at the Western Australian Municipal Association’s Best Practice in…
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Burnie: the Online City of the Future
Facing similar problems of most rural and regional areas in Australia, Burnie in Tasmania needed to urgently address the economic and social repercussions resulting from…
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E-Council from INTEC
Burnie City Council and INTEC Australia have developed a complete Local Government Information System known as E-Council. E-Council means that the management and dissemination of…
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WA celebrates best practice
The Western Australian Municipal Association held its second annual Best Practice Awards in Local Government at a gala function in November. The awards aim to…
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Tax Reform compliance made easy*
The tax reform agenda within Australia has resulted in a significant range of changes to the mode of operation of most medium to large Australian…
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GST: whole of organisation approach vital
According to Pat McCarthy, Director of Gadens Accounting, for Councils to ensure they are revenue neutral, following the introduction of the GST next year, they…
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Local Government forming the future
A record number of delegates attended the 1999 National General Assembly staged in Canberra from 29 November to 1 December. Over 900 elected members and…
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Councils champions for our regions
Immediately preceding the National General Assembly, some 270 delegates attended a full day Regional Cooperation and Development Forum staged by ALGA and National Economics. Using…
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Council as a taxpayer in the 21st century
Speaking on tax reform, Tom Wilson, Partner with Pricewaterhouse Coopers, told delegates that there are now just over 200 days until the start of the…
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What the Federal politicians said
Extracts of addresses to the Assembly. Senator Ian Macdonald Federal Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government The Minister said that the failure of…
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Where we have come from 1899-1914
With the Assembly theme looking at both the past and future, Professor Stuart MacIntyre, Historian from Melbourne University, looked at the challenges our young nation…
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Modernising Britain – LG crucial
Meeting in Newport, Wales, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE) selected ‘Under New Management’ as the theme for its 1999 Annual Conference. In…
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