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The preliminary outcomes of a national project on benchmarking and best practice in Community Services and Community Development will be presented to the National Conference…

As is happening around the nation, many Councils in Western Australia are moving down the path of a greater emphasis on competition. At Bunbury, located…

Following several years work, the ‘Reconciliation: Working Together Conference’, organised by Queensland’s City of Mackay attracted over 1,000 participants. Organisers ensured the August Conference was…

A submission made by the Northern Territory Department of Housing and Local Government to the United Nations 1998 Dubai International Award for Best Practices has…

The City of Charles Sturt, formed with the amalgamation of Adelaide’s Cities of Woodville Hindmarsh and Henley and Grange, is committed to best practice. “We…

Councils now have the opportunity to save on overheads, amenities, parking provision and travel time wasted by providing the option of staff working from home.…

Like many rural municipalities Murchison in Western Australia, population 210, has faced the cumulative problems that arise when changing conditions lead to dwindling incomes and…

When Councils amalgamate, initially staff often need to be housed in a number of different locations. This is costly, time wasting and undermines a sense…

Cairns Mayor, Tom Pyne AM, shares the record with Sir Robert Sparkes as the longest serving current Local Government elected members in Queensland. Mayor of…

The amalgamation of the former Cairns City and Mulgrave Shire in 1995 resulted in the new City of Cairns becoming one of Queensland’s top 10…

Working in partnership with the Cairns Port Authority and State Government, Council believes three major projects are set to give a new lease of life…

Following the opening of the Cairns Central Shopping Complex concerns were raised by traders that the heart of the CBD was now split. In addition,…