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Margaret Vigants is a living advertisement for the Northern Territory. Visiting the Territory for six weeks, from South Australia 11 years ago, she returned for…

Devastating floods, which engulfed the Katherine region in February, received wide publicity around Australia reminding everyone in this land of ‘drought and flooding rains’ just…

Chairman of the Galiwin’ku Community Incorporated Association, Oscar Datjarranga manages to live in two quite different worlds. Born and bred on Elcho Island, he says…

With some of the world’s most remote communities, it is not surprising that the Northern Territory Library Service has the highest percentage of borrowings per…

The Town of Palmerston, some 20 kilometres from Darwin, remains one of the highest growth areas in the country. With a continual influx of young…

The Department of Housing and Local Government at Katherine has recently prepared a home video of several communities in the Katherine region. The video covers…

Last month, national attention turned to Old Parliament House Canberra, where history was being made as 152 elected and appointed delegates debated whether Australia should…

With national attention focused on the recent Constitutional Convention, people are certainly taking an increased interest in our system of government and how it might…

Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Brad Matheson, President Municipal Association of Victoria.…

Many Councils throughout Australia are involved in responding to native title claims. As landholders of substantial areas of public land that may or may not…

The recent launch of Edgemasta™, a tree protection guard by Melbourne manufacturer LINPAC Mouldings, has revolutionised the approach to tree and shrub planting in Australia.…

One of the more popular activities of Local Government is the provision of community facilities which allow people ready access to a variety of leisure…