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Some early results
The first Councils to form Partnership Agreements with the State Government were Circular Head Council and Launceston City Council. Under its Agreement, Circular Head has…
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Developing the Agreements
At the outset protocol arrangements are agreed with each Council or group of Councils that are party to the negotiation of a single Agreement. These…
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Circular Head accepts the challenge
As the first Council to sign a Partnership Agreement with the State Government, Mayor Ross Hine believes that being a small Council, with a population…
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Clean and green niche markets
Council has engaged economic development consultant, Bruce Fasham, to work with its agriculture and horticulture sectors in sourcing products for the world marketplace. With extensive…
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Other cooperative initiatives
Discussions are currently underway with the State Government in regard to the future management of reserves and public land in Circular Head. Of specific interest…
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Windpower and plenty of it
As well as having the world’s cleanest air, Circular Head has a lot of it. As the first recipients of the Roaring Forties, winds that…
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Launceston’s model for urban cooperation
Launceston City Council, with its population of 65,000 people, is providing an urban model for Tasmania’s Partnership Agreements. With the emphasis on strategic planning and…
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City of learning and innovation
The vision developed through the Search Conference is ‘Launceston, our City of learning and innovation open to the world’. It follows that a key future…
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Walk on art
As part of Council’s commitment to ‘building and maintaining a livable City’, local artist Robyn McKinnon and her team of four assistants have, over the…
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Editorial
In a recent address to Victorian Local Government managers, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke spoke about the need for Australia to be a competitive economy…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Tom Pyne, retiring president of LGAQ and Mayor…
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Host City reaps awards
The first City west of the Great Dividing Range to host an LGAQ Conference, Toowoomba boasts an impressive record in Local Government. Within the last…
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