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Traffic planning for President’s Cup
One of Australia’s largest international sporting events for 1998, the President’s Cup, saw hundreds of buses and thousands of cars ferry daily up to 22,000…
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Variety the spice of life in Stonnington
The City of Stonnington was created in 1994. It brought together the former Cities of Prahran and Malvern, each with their own distinctive history and…
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Better communication improves management
A new IT based customer request system has streamlined Council processes in dealing with requests, complaints and service suggestions. Underpinning the system is Stonnington’s Service…
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Facilities for everyone
To meet a range of needs across the community, Stonnington has a variety of projects underway to suit the individual requirements of particular areas. In…
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Creating inclusive communities
“Providing community services is not about welfare it is about the bigger picture,” says Vanda Iaconese General Manager Services. “It is about assisting people to…
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Balancing the new with the old
Suburbs in Stonnington are well established and, while they have undergone some changes, retain their sense of history with many period buildings gracing the City.…
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Editorial
Describing it as ‘tax reform Black Friday for Councils and their communities across Australia’, President of the Australian Local Government Association, Councillor John Campbell, believes…
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President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor John Jago, President Victorian Local Governance Association.…
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Community partnership to clear graffiti
Maroondah City Council recently received a VicSafe Community Safety and Crime Prevention Award for the successful implementation of its Graffiti Strategy Pilot Program. Council has…
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Lagoon rescue to green a district
A project to rehabilitate a local lagoon at Sorell in southern Tasmania will ultimately transform the region through effluent reuse as irrigation. Unlike most of…
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Feedback appreciated
Management and staff at Local Government FOCUS would like to thank readers who took the time to complete our 1998 Survey. Once again we received…
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CCT the other side of the ledger
By Brendan O’Connor* In the October ’98 edition of Local Government FOCUS a report from the ‘CT 1998 Competing Solutions’ Conference gave the reader the…
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