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Denmark wins 1998 Tidy Town
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…
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Councils call for toxic waste inquiry
Seven Councils in Melbourne’s west and north west have joined together to call for a State Government Inquiry into the management, treatment and disposal of…
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Are we an economy or a society?
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…
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Turning the governance map upside down
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…
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Intellectual horsepower of LG
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…
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Yarra wins management challenge
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…
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Diverse challenges for CEOs
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…
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Editorial
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…
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Graffiti free City
Together with other community organisations, including Neighbourhood Watch, the local Police and Transit Police, South Australia’s City of Marion has embarked on a campaign to…
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Communities working together
During the recent National Reconciliation Week, Alice Springs Public Library aided the cause by displaying a range of information, resources and other material to generate…
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Towards Year 2000 compliance
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,…
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Helping business get on with the job
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…