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Value for money at Fremantle
Changes to the Local Government Act, and the impending introduction of National Competition Policy, has led Fremantle City Council to develop a single process to…
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Social planning in the real world
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield consists of a range of post war and earlier settlement, falling into the ‘middle ring’ suburbs of Adelaide. Within…
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Better longer lasting infrastructure
“We have Friends of the Library but we do not have Friends of the Sewer.” Quoting Robert Goodwin, Director of Public Works in Rockville, Maryland,…
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Resources boom gives Pilbara world focus
Covering 510,000 square kilometres, the Pilbara comprises four Local Government authorities, the Town of Port Hedland and the Shires of Ashburton, East Pilbara and Roebourne.…
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Diversification and development
With the region in the grip of a multi-million dollar investment boom, and its full potential unlikely to be realised for a number of decades,…
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Regional cooperation
The four Pilbara Councils comprise the Pilbara Ward of the Country Shire Councils Association (CSCA) of Western Australia. The CSCA has 104 Council members, with…
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Blending the old and the new
Roebourne is the oldest town in the north west of the State. Cossack, located at the mouth of the Harding River, was its port. A…
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Reef to range in Ashburton
Spanning an area half the size of Victoria, the Shire of Ashburton, located in the north west of Western Australia offers something for everyone. For…
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Northern exposure to strategic planning
The Shire of East Pilbara is developing a comprehensive Strategic Plan to identify service priorities and direction for the next five years. Consultants are assisting…
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Port Hedland manages rapid growth
The home of BHP interests in the Pilbara, Port Hedland is currently experiencing rapid growth. When BHP announced that it would construct a Hot Briquette…
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The world’s largest Council
In area, East Pilbara is the world’s largest Local Government authority. Stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Northern Territory border, the Shire’s 10,200 residents…
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Cyclone readiness
The largest urban settlement in the Pilbara and in one of the most isolated areas on earth, the Town of Port Hedland is very aware…
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