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Governments, industry and private companies across the globe have been looking into the effect the Year 2000 date change problem will have on utility services,…

Governments at all levels across Australia are making it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to obtain helpful information, and reduce the amount of paperwork…

BizLink can now help Australian Businesses with more information on Customs and on superannuation. Two new modules on these topics were released in March 1998.…

Recognition of Local Government as a key stakeholder on the State Greenhouse Council has been welcomed by the President of the Western Australian Municipal Association,…

In Jabiru, in the Northern Territory, plans are afoot to restore Lake Jabiru to a state where it can be used for the passive recreational…

Denmark in Western Australia is the winner of the 1998 Mitsubishi Tidy Towns Award. After being a finalist three years in a row, Denmark is…

Victoria’s Shire of Campaspe has won the Telstra National Landcare Award for its ongoing commitment to the preservation and management of the local environment. The…

Social activist, Rev Tim Costello, challenges the managerial approach that is permeating Local Government, particularly in regard to human services delivery and community development. He…

Phillip Adams, renowned journalist and Chair of the Australia Day Council, said that every international and global problem comes home to roost exactly where you…

Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Councillor Jim Soorley, described managers as the ‘intellectual horsepower of Local Government’. Speaking on the topic, ‘Local Government in the Context…

Victoria’s City of Yarra has won the 1998 Australasian Active Learning Management Challenge. This year, 76 teams and 450 Local Government officers participated in this…

Rolf Gerritsen, Professor of Local Government and Applied Policy at the University of Canberra, has recently participated in an international study of Local Government Chief…