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The release of the Howard Government’s first Budget in this, its second term, could well be described as ‘the Budget you are having when you…

In each edition, we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Tom Pyne AM, President Local Government Association…

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…

Councils across Queensland celebrated Local Government Awareness Week during May. Many Councils used this opportunity to better inform their residents and ratepayers about the work…

Councils in South Australia are at the forefront of moves to create new jobs. Jobs Challenge 98 is a partnership between the State Government and…

A pilot program to test the viability of using gas powered diesel trucks at Western Australia’s City of Gosnells is proving highly successful. Workshop Supervisor,…

Queensland’s Toowoomba City Council has enlisted the help of an enthusiastic group with a vested interest in protecting and improving local bushland. School groups throughout…

Early in 1995 Redland Shire Council began one of the most extensive community consultation processes ever undertaken by a Queensland Council. The project was designed…

An innovative Young Citizens Program has been established in Redland Shire to raise the awareness of primary and high school students about Local Government. The…

In 1997 Redland Shire Council and Quandamooka Land Council (QLC) created history when they signed a Native Title Process Agreement. The Agreement marks a unique…

Redland residents and visitors will be able to witness the spectacle of a full sized replica of Matthew Flinders’ sloop ‘Norfolk’ sailing into Moreton Bay…

A premier event of Redland Shire’s 50th Anniversary celebrations will be the region’s first major horticultural expo. It will be held at the Cleveland Showgrounds…