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The battle to save Australia’s productive land has received a boost with the appointment of Don Budge to the position of Local Government Dryland Salinity…

Western Australia’s Bayswater City Council recently launched a regionally based graffiti control program. It is based on the principle of quick eradication deterring further offences.…

The failure of Federal and State Governments to provide short term funding to keep open the meatworks in Queensland’s Murgon Shire, has once again left…

Australian Job Search (AJS) is a free, comprehensive and innovative job posting and matching service provided by the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small…

The old family ice chest of a bygone era was the inspiration for a lifting device designed by a team at the City of Marion…

Maintaining bridges can be dangerous work but, by adapting existing machinery, the Beaudesert Shire has made it much safer. There are about 120 timber bridges…

By Sandra Cannon* In spite of the introduction of Equal Employment Opportunity legislation 25 years ago women are still under represented in management, including Local…

Heritage is the ingredient that attracts tourists to the Great Barrier Reef, Port Arthur and Uluru. Equally, it brings people to places, like Naracoorte Caves…

If you work for a Local Government, volunteer or community organisation that has been actively involved in emergency management, before or after a disaster, then…

Welcome to the first issue of National Perspective for 2000. Throughout this year I will continue to contribute to Local Government Focus as a way…

The Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government, Senator Ian Macdonald, launched an up to date guide on Federal Government programmes at the ALGA…

To help councils prepare for The New Tax System, the Australian Tax Office released a 40-page booklet entitled Local Government and The New Tax System.…