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As the clock counts down to the next millennium, communities across the nation, and the governments that represent them, face some important issues running through…

Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Margaret Vigants, Local Government Association of the Northern…

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…

The GST will be implemented in just under 11 months. This is enough time for Councils to be ready if, but only if, preparations start…

Western Australian communities have the opportunity to record their Australia Day 2000 celebrations in a documentary video. It will be screened at the first Western…

When the Shire of Kent in Western Australia determined that it needed to extend the Shire Offices this was greeted with some scepticism by local…

Some of the most valuable and interesting information about the society we live in is not contained in books but in people’s memories. Recognising this,…

Queensland’s Pine Rivers Council is gearing up for the introduction of the GST. In August Council representatives attended workshops on the GST, conducted by the…

I am pleased to bring you this issue of National Perspective. This issue includes the latest news on Local Government issues, particularly the Federal Government’s…

The Federal Minister for Local Government, Senator Ian Macdonald, is keen to ensure that councils are supported at the Federal level in their demanding and…

Twelve councils have successfully secured funding in round one of the Federal Government’s Rural Transaction Centres (RTC) Programme. Senator Ian Macdonald, Minister for Regional Services,…

Fifty Leading Practice projects were funded through the National Office of Local Government in 1998-1999. The Federal Minister for Local Government, Senator Ian Macdonald, announced…