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Quality certification a first
Gold Coast City Council’s Water Directorate has become Queensland’s first water authority with its entire operations meeting strict environmental and management standards. Water, Wastewater, Beaches…
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Domestic violence and the workplace
Brisbane City Council is demonstrating a positive commitment to staff by endeavouring to address domestic violence issues through the workplace. The initiative emerged from the…
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Foreshore works to improve environment
Works designed to remove algae and odours from the City of Albany’s foreshore lakes will bring the added bonus of improved recreational and aesthetic value.…
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Kiwis help Toowoomba ‘fix it’
Toowoomba City Council is enlisting the help of residents in tracking matters which need attention in the City. Mayor Tony Burke said that Council was…
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BEP solutions for Internet payments
Local Government bodies can now more easily identify, select and procure products and services for enabling online service delivery through the Business Entry Point initiative.…
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Ratepayers have a say on rates
The need to reconcile different rating systems inherited from former municipalities prompted South Australia’s City of Playford to undertake extensive community consultation on options for…
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Bonus NCP funding
Hard work by Council’s Finance section and business units has earned more than half a million dollars of Federal Government funding for Maroochy Shire Council.…
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WA budgets continue to improve
Western Australia’s annual review of municipal budgets has resulted in five Councils receiving Certificates of Excellence for ratings of over 94%. This review is carried…
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Linking pavement management to GIS
Queensland’s Logan City Council has linked its Pavement Management System (PMS) with its Geographical Information Systems(GIS) to provide information about its road system in a…
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Accurately costing all activities
In response to the introduction of National Competition Policy (NCP) and Councils being more open to market forces, Tweed Shire Council has adopted Activity Based…
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Rehabilitating infrastructure
A new inter disciplinary research centre established at the University of Technology, Sydney aims to address problems which stem from the aging of Australia’s infrastructure…
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Capital city with a clear vision
Lord Mayor, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, describes Adelaide as a ‘very civil city.’ Having resided in England and America, the Lord Mayor emphasised this is the…
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