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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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Court decision undermines outsourcing
A recent Federal Court decision ruled that the outsourcing of health services by the Victorian Government does not allow the new employer to provide inferior…
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City strategy in India
Common difficulties in managing cities were powerfully demonstrated at recent workshops in India. Does the following sound familiar? City Councils lacking control of all the…
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‘Was I going that fast?’*
Fed up with motorists speeding through your school zones, residential areas and work sites? A new, world’s best practice technology is now available to help…
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Council and School share leisure centre
A partnership between the Western Australian Town of Bassendean and the Ministry of Education to build a Recreation Centre has established a facility of enduring…
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New animal welfare act in NT
The Northern Territory Minister for Local Government, Loraine Braham, has introduced new Animal Welfare legislation in a major overhaul of outdated legislation. Director Legislation with…
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New Focus to Tackle Illicit Drug Problem
Brisbane City Council has taken up the challenge to tackle drug issues head on with the launch of the Lord Mayor’s Illicit Drug Taskforce Report.…
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Your City Your Say
Brisbane City Council is ideally placed at grass roots level to identify illicit drug problems, and work with the community in responding to them. In…
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Banyule takes on recycling challenge
While most people accept that recycling makes economic and environmental sense, the concept has been under a cloud in recent times due to falling prices…
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Vision and leadership in waste management
Banyule Mayor Michael Peacock and former State Natural Resources and Environment Minister Marie Tehan opened Stage One of the Banyule MRF and Education facility on…
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Rethink Waste
An exciting development accompanying the Banyule MRF is the on site, state of the art ‘Rethink Waste Wise Education Centre’. Effective and viable recycling is…
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E commerce high on Council agendas
By Barbara Grundy * According to a recent survey of all Australian Councils, the development of electronic commerce and online services will be a priority…
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