News
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Measuring performance
Similar to all other areas in Australia, the Northern Territory is currently developing a set of performance indicators for Councils to measure against and report…
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Tennant Creek celebrates 20 years
To celebrate 20 years as a Town Council, Tennant Creek is inviting delegates from across Australia to attend a national conference scheduled for 16-17 September.…
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Leader in bilateral housing agreements
A major issue facing Aboriginal communities is the provision of adequate housing. Lifestyle and health factors demand improved housing as a key priority in most…
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First ROC for the Territory
The first Regional Organisation of Councils to be formed in the Northern Territory includes six Councils from the northern area of the Territory. It has…
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Promoting local democracy
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…
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Rising above the floodwaters
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…
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Bridging two worlds
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…
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Mobile information
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…
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Catering for rapid growth
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…
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Promoting best practice
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…
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Local input shaping our nation’s future
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…
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Editorial
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…