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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Rosemary Craddock, President of the LGA in…
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Transport scheme links services
An absence of transport and the loss of many local offices for government services, has created multiple problems for people in the Barossa Valley District…
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Gosnells leads safety initiatives
In 1997 a survey conducted by Western Australia’s City of Gosnells revealed a concern common across Australia. People are increasingly worried for their personal safety…
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Single access point for business
Local Government organisations are an integral part of an initiative to reduce the compliance burden on small business by introducing a single entry point to…
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Business as usual in Brisbane
Unlike many private and public sector organisations, Brisbane City Council, the largest Local Government authority in Australia, has been working on Year 2000 compliance for…
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Warning to maintain vigilance on Y2K
At South Australia’s City of Port Adelaide Enfield, the Y2K problem is seen as essentially a business issue not just an IT issue. Y2K Project…
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Exploring Perth with multi media kiosks
The City of Perth has established a number of multi media kiosks providing improved customer communication 24 hours a day. Known as ‘Perth Explorer’, initially…
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Holistic approach to computer access
Providing the benefits of new technology to disadvantaged groups is an aim of South Australia’s City of Salisbury. Through a program known as the Salisbury…
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Award winning software saves money
Faced with the requirements of the new Integrated Planning Act, Noosa Council set about developing a software application which would enable cost effective implementation of…
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Time to take the next step
In a Ministerial Statement to the Legislative Assembly in February, Northern Territory Minister for Local Government, Loraine Braham, said that, in many ways, the health…
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Wide consensus on reform agenda
The Local Government Association of Northern Territory (LGANT) has prepared four Information Papers on the Reform Agenda. The first Paper addresses the issue ‘Why Reform?’.…
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Regional discussion groups
David Coles, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Local Government, reaffirmed to delegates that the NT Government will not be using a ‘one size fits…
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