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...
Cairns takes GIS to school
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) commonly used by Councils around Australia provide a ready means of accessing and using a range of data on...
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 design life....
Rates feedback
The small North Canterbury Council of Hurunui in New Zealand has developed a unique method of accountability to ratepayers. Each ratepayer in the...
Swan Shire goes strategic
Western Australia's Shire of Swan has embarked upon an ambitious two year plan for the implementation of strategic asset management. Driving the push...
Looking after our roads
Australia's road network is critical to the nation's economy. Being a large land with a small population means that it is a costly...
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....
Review of national performance indicators
The Local Government Minister's Conference decided that as part of a Benchmarking and Efficiency Program national performance indicators would be developed for Local...
Tasmanian restructure to halve Councils
Just four years after Tasmania restructured Local Government, reducing Councils from 46 to 29, a new round of amalgamations has commenced. The Local...
Editorial
Reneging on the COAG agreement on National Competition Policy, the Commonwealth Government has cut Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government by 1.2%. Announced...
AI technology helping keep Logan safe
Surveillance just got smarter in the City of Logan with more cameras and new AI technology helping to keep suburbs safe.
New mobile and covert...
