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Data capture – on your bikes!
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…
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Consultation the hallmark of reform
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…
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The SA model for change
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…
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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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President’s comment
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…
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Burnie’s City Link a winner
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,…
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Council buys local industry
While Local Government is increasingly being exhorted to divest itself of all but ‘core’ activities in the name of economic efficiency, the reality, particularly for…
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Ashfield supports our Paralympians
Following in the footsteps of Cairns City Council, which promoted community donations to support our Olympic athletes, Ashfield Council in Sydney is the first Council…
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Intranet improves service
A new ‘Intranet’ service launched this month by Waverley Council will give local residents and Council staff better access to in house information. It is…
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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…
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Customs and super information in BizLink
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.…
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Huon Valley’s Healthy Rivers Project
Huon Valley Council is the most southerly Council in Australia. Covering an area of 5,620 square kilometres in southern Tasmania, the area includes the catchments…
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