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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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Victoria’s Brimbank City Council has won an International Excellence Award for its new road maintenance system. The new strategy, established with the assistance of the…

Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Tom Pyne AO President, LGAQ. This will be…

At the end of last year, the Australian Tax Office released a series of industry booklets to assist businesses and organisations as they prepare for…

Four Councils in the Top End of the Northern Territory have been meeting monthly to develop strong partnerships and improve services to their communities. The…

Growing popularity has led the Western Australian coastal Shire of Denmark to develop a Greening Plan, mapping out the local environment and identifying key features…

The battle to save Australia’s productive land has received a boost with the appointment of Don Budge to the position of Local Government Dryland Salinity…

Western Australia’s Bayswater City Council recently launched a regionally based graffiti control program. It is based on the principle of quick eradication deterring further offences.…