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Queensland’s June 13 election result certainly attracted national and international coverage. With confirmation from Independent, Peter Wellington, that he will support Labor in regard to…

The cliché ‘a week is a long time in politics’ certainly is the case given the extraordinary Queensland election results that are currently resounding around…

Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Rosemary Craddock, President, Local Government Association of…

The City of Onkaparinga, established in July 1997, is South Australia’s largest Council. It combines the former Councils of Happy Valley, Noarlunga and most of…

Ipswich City Council believe’s its revolutionary new museum known as Global Arts Link will take the arts world by storm. The new concept museum and…

Glen Eira City Council has recently selected a suite of enterprise applications from Computron Software. These include financials, workflow and COLD (Computer Output to Laser…

When South Australia’s City of West Torrens developed its asset management system it found both a high tech and low tech solution. Under AAS27, Councils…

Extensive public consultation will continue to be a hallmark of reform in Local Government in South Australia as the State moves into a legislative review…

Rejecting the temptation of simply drawing lines on a map, the South Australian Government opted for a voluntary approach to structural reform. It provided the…

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is rightly concerned that, in spite of the 1998 Budget delivering a $2.7 billion surplus, reductions in Local Government…

Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor John Jago, President of Victorian Local Governance…

While City Link will be familiar to Victorian readers as the name of the widesweeping infrastructure changes revolutionising road transport in Melbourne, in Burnie Tasmania,…