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  • Kidsafe partnership with Local Government

    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…

  • The Remote Area Management Project

    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…

  • Regulatory reform

    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…

  • Building Bundjalung cultural bridges – Lismore City Council

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • President’s comment

    Each edition we feature the views of a State Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Rosemary Craddock, President Local Government Association of…

  • Leader in sustainable development

    The City of Mandurah is recognised as a leader in sustainable development in Western Australia. Its strength in this area highlights why Mandurah was selected…

  • Recycling wastewater at Hervey Bay

    In February, Queensland’s Minister for Natural Resources, Lawrence Springborg and Hervey Bay Mayor Bill Brennan, officially opened Hervey Bay City Council’s innovative wastewater recycling program.…

  • Successful tree planting made easy*

    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.…

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