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Council staff work for safe cities
Staff at Western Australia’s City of Gosnells are set to become monitors of community safety under a new scheme initiated by a frustrated ‘crime stopper’…
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Access Expo 99*
To be staged on 21-23 October 1999 at the magnificent Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, Access Expo 99 will provide a unique forum for the…
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Rangers assisted by Mutual Aid Agreement
Neighbouring Councils in the north eastern metropolitan area of Perth are set to benefit from a Mutual Aid Agreement. Kwinana, Rockingham, Armadale, Cockburn and Serpentine/Jarrahdale…
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Giving youth a voice
Recently, Queensland’s first Youth Speak Conference was held at Ormiston College. It brought together 35 young decision makers from South East Queensland Local Government, including…
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Easy to spot a clean dog bins
Since the introduction of the NSW Companion Animal Act 1998 dog owners and Councils have new obligations to meet. Councils must provide suitable receptacles in…
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A national participation framework
Active Australia is all about getting Australians up and active whether that means going for a walk, cycling with the family, joining a health club…
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Codes provide fair play for young people
In an effort to promote fair play in children’s sport the ASC has developed the AUSSIE SPORT Codes of Behaviour for clubs, schools and local…
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Towards an actively ageing population
Australia’s population is ageing. In 1997, Australians aged over 45 made up almost one third of our population, and working on current trends this proportion…
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SportNet
Life is a struggle for a lot of community based sports clubs. Those dedicated groups of volunteers spend hours and hours of their time organising…
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Sharing your success stories
Organisations and individuals in the business of providing programs based on physical activity do Australians a huge service. They are the groups leading the campaign…
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Stretched for facilities!
Access to good facilities has been identified with the Active Australia framework as a critical factor in motivating the community to participate in sport and…
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Local leadership in Tasmania
President of the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT), Tony Bisdee, welcomed a record number of delegates to the 87th Local Government Annual Conference staged…