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In April 1998, Melbourne is to host another major event. The City will host the inaugural Australasian Public Sector Games. The Games will bring together…

Since May last year, large sections of each edition of Local Government FOCUS have been available on the Internet. In just 12 months, over 300…

With an anticipated population growth of 83 percent between now and 2011, the Shire of Maroochy in Queensland is determined to be prepared. In just…

Townsville’s claim to be the arts capital of northern Queensland will be confirmed in July this year when the City launches into a month long…

The Queensland Government has announced that it will share a substantial portion of its payments from the Commonwealth Government to implement National Competition Policy reforms…

Residents of Bundaberg in Queensland will gain an international profile with Council launching major innovations in information technology next month. Among initiatives to be introduced…

The archaic view that women should be ‘kept out of boardrooms and senior management positions’ has no place in the City of Kensington and Norwood.…

The 9th National Local Government Engineering Conference, in conjunction with the International Congress of Public Works, draws its theme from the very reason for Local…

All Councils are service organisations, although you wouldn’t think so the way some Councils treat their customers says Manningham City Council Chief Executive Bob Seiffert.…

Keynote speaker David Rhodes has spent 20 years in Local Government and is well qualified to address delegates about “Creating Quality of Living in your…

More than 80 speakers will be sharing their expertise at the Local Government Engineering Conference. These are just some of the papers being presented. Developing…

The conference topics have been carefully selected to respond to the needs of Local Government beyond 1997. Local Government engineering is about the best use…