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Redland engineers deliver
Engineers at Redland Shire Council in Queensland have cause to congratulate themselves with two recent significant achievements. Not only did Phil Hennessey, Director of Engineering…
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Fast tracking flood repairs
Flood damage can be a costly and unpredictable burden on Council budgets. Delays in funding to carry out repairs results in a further economic burden…
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Pocket wetlands produce results
The use of pocket wetlands to reduce pollutants from urban run off was the topic of the ‘Best Paper’ presented at the recent 9th National…
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Putting the customer first
Throughout the public sector, an increased emphasis is being placed on customer service and marketing. To ensure these vital elements are included in business plans,…
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Combining the best of the old and new
Recently amalgamated City of Charles Sturt in South Australia is meeting the increasing demands on Local Government with the construction of a new, award winning,…
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Cutting edge market research
Gosnells City Council is committed to being at the leading edge of Local Government in Australia. Its recent restructure aims for a more commercial and…
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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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