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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Empowering residents
Hume City Council has taken on the role of supporting the community to achieve outcomes which are beyond Council’s direct influence. It is doing this…
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Recreation access vital
Staff development has provided the key to increasing access to Hume’s recreational facilities. Recreation Services Manager Peter Utri said the City has taken the view…
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