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Environment action

SITEWISE is a best practice model for implementation and monitoring of erosion and sediment control funded under the Local Government Development Program (LGDP)....

Minister suspends democracy

Following an Inquiry into the inner Melbourne City of Darebin, the Victorian Minister for Local Government, Rob Maclellan, has suspended the elected Council...

Editorial

Once again this newspaper is being produced in a Council area which has had its democratically elected representatives removed by another sphere of...

Parramatta’s OZ Day a winner

An outstanding program of events held to celebrate Australia Day earlier this year, has resulted in a High Commendation in the Local Government...

AUS-SPEC the new standard specification

  All Councils must ensure that assets under their control are built to an appropriate and high standard to achieve their full...

Accounting for rates

The small North Canterbury Council of Hurunui in New Zealand has developed a unique method of accountability to ratepayers. Each ratepayer in...

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....

Australia’s Guide to Good Residential Design

The home is a very important part of our lives. Home is where we grow up; where we hope to grow old; it...

Minister suspends democracy

Following an Inquiry into the inner Melbourne City of Darebin, the Victorian Minister for Local Government, Rob Maclellan, has suspended the elected Council...

Editorial

Once again this newspaper is being produced in a Council area which has had its democratically elected representatives removed by another sphere of...

CD-ROM cuts isolation

Local Government in the Northern Territory, which manages some of the world's most isolated communities, is set to benefit from technology specially designed...

Road safety on the web – leading the way!

by Wendy Michaels* In December 1996, a project team was formed with members from the Australian Local Government Association, the NSW Local...

Broken Hill withdrawal forces change

Forbes Mayor Phyllis Miller has taken over as president of Local Government of NSW after former president Darriea Turley AM became ineligible due to...