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The Towns of Cottesloe and Claremont are two small, inner urban Perth Councils. Cottesloe is four square kilometres, has 7,200 residents and 33 employees, while…

I would like to welcome readers to the third issue of Local Government – A National Perspective. This issue looks at a range of Commonwealth…

The cost of injuries to children in Australia is estimated at $1 billion annually with 5000 children seeking medical attention each day. Kidsafe, the Australian…

Funded under the Local Government Development Program, the Remote Area Management Project (RAMP) is a project which aims to develop the community management skills of…

The Government is actively pursuing a number of initiatives aimed at assisting business growth. Integral to this are measures to significantly reduce the burden of…

Lismore City Council In 1996, the Commonwealth, under the Local Government Development Program, provided funding to Lismore City Council, New South Wales, for the Building…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…