Swan Shire goes strategic
Western Australia's Shire of Swan has embarked upon an ambitious two year plan for the implementation of strategic asset management. Driving the push...
Looking after our roads
Australia's road network is critical to the nation's economy. Being a large land with a small population means that it is a costly...
Challenges similar and unique
In May the Commonwealth Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government, the Hon Warwick Smith MP, addressed the IMM National Congress in Canberra....
Review of national performance indicators
The Local Government Minister's Conference decided that as part of a Benchmarking and Efficiency Program national performance indicators would be developed for Local...
Tasmanian restructure to halve Councils
Just four years after Tasmania restructured Local Government, reducing Councils from 46 to 29, a new round of amalgamations has commenced. The Local...
Editorial
Reneging on the COAG agreement on National Competition Policy, the Commonwealth Government has cut Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government by 1.2%. Announced...
Search FOCUS Online
Since May last year, large sections of each edition of Local Government FOCUS have been available on the Internet. In just 12 months,...
Deloraine named Community of the Year
Tasmania's Meander Valley Council and its community have notched up many significant community achievements. The latest of these being named Australian Community of...
Introducing the energy smart home
Energy is fast becoming the environmental issue of the new millennium. But to date there has been no comprehensive approach to introducing energy...
Conservation network to meet in Coffs Harbour
The Australian Network for Plant Conservation's (ANPC) biannual Conference in Coffs Harbour will be staged from 23 to 27 June. The Conference brings...
Leadership beyond 2000
Delegates from Councils across Australia gathered in Canberra recently for the 16th Institute of Municipal Management National Congress. A range of speakers from...
Visionary leadership for all Australians
The Congress was officially opened by IMM's patron the Governor General, Sir William Deane. "At a time when Local Government is undergoing rapid...
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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...
