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Fingertip information and services
With the ultimate aim of providing equity and access to services, in 1997 the ACT Government launched AUSTOUCH kiosks. The kiosks, located in high pedestrian…
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Zero waste Canberra’s goal
The introduction of a new waste management service based on contracting has been well received by the Canberra community. It has proved so effective the…
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Commercially sound urban park management
In 1994, management of Canberra’s 5,000 hectares of urban open space, including parks, playgrounds and verges, was identified as an area which could deliver new…
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LGA.net launched in SA
A new intranet for South Australian Councils was launched by Local Government Association President, Mayor Rosemary Craddock, at the LGA’s half yearly general meeting in…
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Giving youth a voice
According to Vicki James, Community Development Officer with Port Lincoln City Council, enabling young people to establish and determine the procedures of a Youth Council…
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Editorial
In our January editorial, we wrote that, whether people choose to recognise 1 January 2000 or 1 January 2001 as the start of the new…
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President’s comment
In each edition, we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Margaret Vigants, President Local Government Association of the…
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Councils confront drug issues
While debate over a drugs policy continues in the Federal and State spheres, Local Government is implementing practical strategies to address the problems of drug…
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Increased access to spatial data *
Many users of digital mapping and spatial information understand the difficulties faced when trying to get hold of spatial data from government agencies. Finding the…
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Jabiru celebrates World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day was celebrated in appropriate style at the Northern Territory’s Town of Jabiru with a monsoonal downpour causing the postponement of the early…
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A city within a park
Queensland’s Maroochy Shire is set to benefit from the development of a farm site which has been owned by one family for the last 100…
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Low cost, quality water
Installation of world first ‘Garra’ microfiltration unit has improved water quality for residents in NSW’s Mulwaree Shire at a fraction of the cost of conventional…
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