Tasmania’s new partnership deal
Jim Bacon's new Labor Government is promising Tasmanian Councils a new deal. Through separate Partnership Agreements with each of the State's 29 Councils,...
Capital City governance
Australia's seven Capital City Councils share a number of common traits, not the least being their special position as focal point for the...
Editorial
Describing it as 'tax reform Black Friday for Councils and their communities across Australia', President of the Australian Local Government Association, Councillor John...
President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Ron Yuryevich, President of the...
Outback Highway gains momentum
A proposed new transport corridor traversing Australia from the south west to the north east is set to add an important link to...
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Management and staff at Local Government FOCUS would like to thank readers who took the time to complete our 1998 Survey. Once again...
Safer WA: a community approach
In August, during Local Government Week, an agreement was signed by the then President of the Western Australian Municipal Association (WAMA), Ken Pech,...
Alcohol policy leads to better health and reduced crime
With twice the State average of alcohol consumption, the Shire of Broome in Western Australia decided to develop a policy to minimise problems...
CCT the other side of the ledger
By Brendan O'Connor* In the October '98 edition of Local Government FOCUS a report from the 'CT 1998 Competing Solutions' Conference gave...
Cost effective water filtration
Crow's Nest Shire Council recently completed construction of its second water treatment plant which will filter water for the 1,300 residents of Crow's...
CivicView for the new millennium
The City of Caloundra, one of Australia's fastest growing centres, after an exhaustive evaluation of available Local Government software packages, has chosen the...
Low cost promotion
Being a small Council is no reason not to promote yourself according to Bernie McCarthy, Acting Council Clerk at Mataranka Community Government Council...
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Hills shire expands e-waste recycling
The Hills Shire Council will trial an expansion of its E-Waste recycling program, doubling its frequency to twice a year.
Every year, Council hosts an...
