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Tasmania’s Meander Valley Council and its community have notched up many significant community achievements. The latest of these being named Australian Community of the Year…

Energy is fast becoming the environmental issue of the new millennium. But to date there has been no comprehensive approach to introducing energy efficiency policies…

The Australian Network for Plant Conservation’s (ANPC) biannual Conference in Coffs Harbour will be staged from 23 to 27 June. The Conference brings together over…

Delegates from Councils across Australia gathered in Canberra recently for the 16th Institute of Municipal Management National Congress. A range of speakers from the public…

The Congress was officially opened by IMM’s patron the Governor General, Sir William Deane. “At a time when Local Government is undergoing rapid change, the…

Michael Langley, a Board Member of the Port Arthur Historical Site Management Authority, provided his views of the pressures on leadership in times of crisis…

During a hands on session, representatives from six Councils presented case studies of projects they are undertaking in the area of community leadership. An overview…

Reneging on the COAG agreement on National Competition Policy, the Commonwealth Government has cut Financial Assistance Grants to Local Government by 1.2%. Announced in the…

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, in conjunction with the Department of Transport’s BikeSouth business unit, have constructed a shared use path. Three metres wide…

The City of Perth has recently released a document called ‘The Public Places Enhancement Strategy’. Designed for ease of use by ratepayers, developers, the State…

One of the fastest growing areas in Australia, the Gold Coast, is making sure that development does not proceed without sufficient attention being paid to…

Trialing of a unique program fostering better Local Government and better cooperation between Councils and the State Department has just been completed in Western Australia.…