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Managing native title in Local Government
The Mabo decision of the High Court and the introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) have significant ramifications for Local Government. Any land…
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Building innovation into contracts
“A major advantage flowing from the increase of contracting out road maintenance is that Councils are no longer locked into the same old practices and…
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Benchmarking community services
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…
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Putting Council on a business footing
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…
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Bringing Australians together
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…
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Low cost solution for remote communities
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…
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Customer service rewarded
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…
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Working from home made easy
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.…
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Smallest municipality a national champion
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…
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A building for a new era
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…
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39 year’s service to Local Government
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…
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Super city three years on
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…
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