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“In our brave new world of Local Government, it is essential to have many different partnerships,” said Chris Watson, President of the Institute of Municipal…

“The thing Local Government engineers have not done as well as they might over the past decade is to communicate the asset management message to…

In a recent address, John Kleem, project consultant for a national benchmarking project, said that benchmarking will always mean different things to different people. Involving…

Rockdale City Council has been awarded the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award for the development of its Action Plan in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.…

Long before the Victorian State Government announced plans requiring Councils to develop service charters for residents, Manningham City Council identified this as a priority including…

A new concept in tourism services was launched in February by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Cr Ivan Deveson. The ‘City Experience Centre’ and ‘Melbourne…

Elections in Victoria in March saw the return of elected Councillors to 77 of this State’s 78 Councils. Melton Shire is the odd one out,…

Once again the NSW Division of the IMEA has acknowledged the contribution of engineers to innovative problem solving initiatives in Local Government through its annual…

Tasmania’s Kingborough Council is undertaking an innovative project that will result in professional design and economic development plans for four of its local towns. In…

The NSW Government’s target of 60 percent reduction in waste going to landfill by 2000 appears well within the reach of some Councils in the…

At Council’s first statutory meeting on Tuesday 18 March, Cr Sam De Gabrielle was elected Mayor. He is joined on Council by Councillors Faye Ure,…

Mitchell Shire extends from Melbourne’s northern fringe to the farming country of north central Victoria. It is an expansive Shire that sits in Victoria’s geographic…