News
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Quality waterways a priority
Water and its quality are essential to a city’s health and that of its environment. Adelaide City Council is taking an active role in ensuring…
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Maintaining Adelaide’s unique heritage
The City’s mix of heritage buildings and houses are one of Adelaide’s most attractive and distinctive features. Nearly 20% of the City’s buildings are listed…
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Managing towards 2005
The change of format for the 18th Institute of Municipal Management National Congress, held recently in Canberra, was certainly endorsed by delegates. National President, Jon…
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Editorial
With the vote in the Senate condemning the Federal Government’s proposal to transfer responsibility for Local Government funding to the States and Northern Territory Government,…
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President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor John Jago, President, Victorian Local Governance Association. In…
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Moonee Valley wins Management Challenge
Moonee Valley City Council, representing Victoria, has won the 1999 Australasian Active Learning Management Challenge. This year 82 teams and almost 500 Local Government managers…
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Outstanding entries in engineering awards
Judges of the IMEA – NSW Division 1999 Engineering Excellence, Awards, said the calibre of the projects submitted were once again outstanding. The Awards, sponsored…
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24 hour library service
A petition presented to Victoria’s Manningham City Council requesting additional library services in the eastern section of the City has resulted in a 24 hour…
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Tasmanian safe haven for refugees
Tasmania’s Brighton Council has spent just over a month preparing for 370 Kosovan refugees. General Manager, Geoff Dodge, said Council’s main role was to address…
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NSW engineers conference and field days
The 8th Annual Conference and Engineers Field Days ’99 was staged by the Institute of Municipal Engineers Australia (IMEA) – NSW Division from 2-8 May.…
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New Water Directorate
Following the corporatisation of many water utilities, the NSW Division of the Institute of Municipal Engineering Australia (IMEA) has recently encouraged and assisted the establishment…
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Community partnership saves lives
Smoke detectors will be supplied and fitted to the homes of older people under the Victorian City of Greater Bendigo’s Community Save a Life Project’.…