Council leaders forum
Recently, 70 Mayors, Deputy Mayors and General Managers from Tasmanian Councils gathered in Launceston to discuss a range of microeconomic issues confronting their...
LG Professionals inaugural conference
"People in Local Government in Victoria have participated in reform, the likes of which have not occurred anywhere else in the world," said...
Editorial
The key attribute of Local Government is 'community', this being the conglomeration of people who reside in a particular area. It is the...
Business approach at Circular Head
Having decided not to wait for changes under National Competition Policy to be forced upon it, Circular Head Council in Tasmania has set...
Toward a sustainable future
One of the world's most exciting conferences, 'Pathways to Sustainability' will be held in the City of Newcastle in 1997 during its bicentenary...
Doing better business with latest IT
Delatite Shire Council, in Victoria's north east, is in the process of radically improving the way it does business by utilising the latest...
Best practice using the Internet
FOCUS Web Site, http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net, promotes Best Practice in Local Government. The Internet is a new means of communicating. FOCUS Web Site, part...
Changing face of Local Government
"With our emphasis clearly on change, Lismore City Council has undertaken a total reorganisation," said Ken Gainger, General Manager. "We are now recruiting...
Open for business
Lismore has long been the regional centre for the Far North Coast of New South Wales. On the doorstep of three World Heritage...
Reconciliation in practice
At the third National General Assembly of the Australian Local Government Association, a Community Tolerance motion was passed unanimously affirming the commitment of...
Between rainforests and the sea …
Renowned for its physical beauty, frontier spirit and cultural diversity, Lismore is a thriving university City with world class sports facilities, branches of...
Sound approach to Council business
A number of Council's operations are run on a business or commercial basis. This ensures services are efficient and effective and rate revenue...
Purple patch for Goodna community
A bloomin’ marvellous time was on the cards for Goodna with historic jacaranda trees blanketing the suburb in purple, signalling the community was all...
