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Four Victorian Councils have joined forces in a cooperative alliance to meet various business demands on Local Government. Under this new initiative, 20 middle managers…

The tax reform agenda within Australia has resulted in a significant range of changes to the mode of operation of most medium to large Australian…

According to Pat McCarthy, Director of Gadens Accounting, for Councils to ensure they are revenue neutral, following the introduction of the GST next year, they…

I am pleased to bring you this special issue of National Perspective which showcases the winners and commendations from the 1999 National Awards for Innovation…

Australia’s first Rural Transaction Centres have opened at Eugowra in Central West New South Wales and at St Mary’s in North East Tasmania, with another…

Under an initiative announced recently by the Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, Senator Ian Macdonald, up to $2.51 million will be provided…

Local Government was well represented among the two hundred and eighty two delegates who attended the Regional Australia Summit held at Parliament House in Canberra…

When Central Governments start talking about Compulsory Competitive Tendering (CCT) it is the element of ‘compulsory’ that immediately starts alarm bells ringing in Local Government.…

Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Jamie Edwards from the Western Australian Municipal Association.…

Australian Local Government will be represented for the first time at the International City Managers Association (ICMA) Best Practice Symposium on Local Government Excellence. The…

The logo for the new Adelaide Hills Council has been designed by a local student. The Council, established in 1997, brought together four former Councils…

Two years of negotiation with a fertiliser company has paid off for Queensland’s Boonah Shire Council. Protein Fertilisers Pty Ltd, which is already supplying organic,…