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Active Australia
Local Government has a crucial role to play in ensuring there are greater opportunities for communities to become more physically active. As such, Local Governments…
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Improving performance indicators
Residents, local businesses and rate payers, as well as council managers deserve reliable information to enable judgements on their council’s performance and to guide future…
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Tas reform charts a rocky course
The Tasmanian Local Government Board’s Final Report, released on 16 January, has recommended that the State’s 29 Councils be reduced to eleven. This includes nine…
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Editorial
In our last editorial we referred to various State and Territory Governments trampling on the rights of Councils and their communities, adding fuel to the…
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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 Peter Woods, President NSW LGA. Many of…
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Tasmanian Devil arrives on mainland
The gap between Tasmania and mainland Australia is narrowing further with the introduction of a new fast ferry catamaran service between George Town and Melbourne.…
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Eco Expo at Manly
Mindful that its world famous beach is a priceless asset, Manly in NSW held its fifth Ocean Care Day in January. A highlight of the…
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The complete answer to contract services
SurfLink is Surf Coast Shire’s innovative answer to the requirements of Compulsory Competitive Tendering and National Competition Policy. In 1995, the new Council, which includes…
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Partnership pays off
With the aim of creating new business opportunities in growth industries, SurfLink has formed a strategic alliance with major international company Fuji Xerox. Net Press,…
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Integrated business makes good sense
A major part of SurfLink’s business strategy is the development of integrated enterprises. Having identified information services as an area of potential growth, SurfLink set…
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Promoting small farm safety
At times a Council’s interest in occupational health and safety may extend beyond the activities of its own workforce and into high risk occupations of…
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Working with hazardous substances
An employee was working in the kitchen of a house removing old linoleum from the floor. The method used was to tear off the top…