Active Australia SportSafe
The Australian Sports Injury Prevention Taskforce has presented its report, 'SportSafe Australia: A National Sports Safety Framework'. The report provides broad guidelines for...
Tas amalgamations proceed
The Tasmanian Government's announcement, in June, that Local Government amalgamations will go ahead, has seen the State's 29 Councils reduced to fourteen. Six...
Best Value supersedes CCT in UK
Jenny Tibbitts, Organisational Development Officer with Blue Mountains City Council, recently returned from a three week study tour to the United Kingdom. She...
Editorial
When Ken Crossland, Partner in the UK Management Consultancy Division of Coopers & Lybrand, spoke at this year's Institute of Municipal Management National...
President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Ken Pech, President - Western...
Working for a sustainable future
Committed to Local Agenda 21, Mandurah and its surrounds, is the perfect location for a national forum to address the issue of sustainability....
Creating parks for people
Open space, parkland and preservation of precious indigenous species of flora are all important to the Council and residents of Maroochy Shire in...
Library services to meet increased demand
With one of the highest rates of library usage in Queensland, Toowoomba City Council has allocated increased funding to this service to meet...
Charting new waters in Community Services
Local Government Community Services staff and Councillors from across Australia will gather in Sydney in October for the 7th National Conference on Local...
Palmerston develops a cultural focus
After 16 years concentrating on building up the infrastructure necessary to sustain and develop a new and rapidly growing population, Palmerston Town Council...
‘Spirit of Kala’ lives on
To celebrate its centenary, the Shire of Kalamunda has decided to restage a play written by senior citizens seven years ago. Titled, The...
Pedal power goes swimmingly
A partnership between the City of Unley and BikeSouth in South Australia has resulted in an increase in pool and bicycle use. This...
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Bathurst’s begonias on display
Bathurst’s historic Begonia House opened on Tuesday 19 March with the 2024 begonia display in full bloom.
Bathurst Mayor Cr Jess Jennings said the Begonia...
