Hastings welcomes conference delegates
Hastings Council is proud to be hosting the 1997 Local Government Association Annual Conference at the magnificent Port Macquarie RSL Club. I extend...
Coordinated local area planning at its best
In recent months, Hastings Council has been drawing up a plan ensuring community services needs will continue to be met well into the...
SA model for reform a winner
For almost two years, extensive restructuring through voluntary amalgamations has seen South Australia's 118 Councils reduced to 69. This has involved the incorporation...
Editorial
In the last edition of FOCUS, we criticised the Victorian Government's sacking of Darebin City Council. Following an Inquiry into the Council, in...
Improving flood risk management
Frequently the Australian media carry stories of floods occurring without warning at any time of year, effecting small country towns and major cities...
Cartoons prove a drawcard for library services
A demonstrated interest in the art of cartooning among local young people prompted the Rockhampton Municipal Library Service to establish a cartooning group...
Accessible workplaces
Work opportunities for people with disabilities will be greatly enhanced following the recent launch of 'Accessible Workplaces'. Produced by the Australian Local...
Stimulating urban debate
The Urban Futures journal has been published since 1991, mostly on a quarterly basis. Its objective has been to stimulate debate on urban...
Innovation Awards on the Net
Information on the Tenth National Awards for Innovation in Local Government (NAILG) is now available online through the National Office of Local Government...
Environment action
SITEWISE is a best practice model for implementation and monitoring of erosion and sediment control funded under the Local Government Development Program (LGDP)....
Minister suspends democracy
Following an Inquiry into the inner Melbourne City of Darebin, the Victorian Minister for Local Government, Rob Maclellan, has suspended the elected Council...
Editorial
Once again this newspaper is being produced in a Council area which has had its democratically elected representatives removed by another sphere of...
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Drought for the Coorong
Coorong District Council’s Mayor has stated that it is time to acknowledge that the driest season ever on record in the Coorong district is...
