Planning for major events
The Australian Institute for Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) will hold its 1997 National Conference at the Hotel Sofitel in Melbourne on 5...
New way of ‘kerbing’ costs
The City of Canning in Western Australia has developed a kerb overlay method for upgrading precast concrete kerbing which is cracked, out of...
Noarlunga cleans up
Dog faeces left on selected beaches and reserves in South Australia's City of Noarlunga have been cut by 90 percent during a trial...
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...
Scholarship to develop future leaders
Earlier this year, the Committee for Greater Shepparton (C4GS), in partnership with the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC), held a forum where more...
