News
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Editorial
In a recent address to Victorian Local Government managers, former Prime Minister Bob Hawke spoke about the need for Australia to be a competitive economy…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Tony Bisdee, President of the LGA of…
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Cutting edge Congress CD
Instead of the traditional large booklet, delegates attending the International Local Government Engineering and Public Works Congress received a CD Rom covering the conference proceedings…
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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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Celebrating reconciliation
An Aboriginal Reconciliation Festival held recently by Shoalhaven City Council proved a great success. Over 500 people attended the Festival which was held in Nowra…
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Students take road safety message home
Parramatta City Council has launched a school road safety program with a difference. Rather than targeting parents with the message, rangers take their program to…
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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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