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One of Coffs Harbour’s most valuable and best used assets is its International Sports Stadium. The venue caters for a range of sport and entertainment,…

Superb weather, a beautiful location, excellent facilities, plus a full range of accommodation choices, places Coffs Harbour at the leading edge of the conference and…

An extensive program to rejuvenate one of Melbourne’s great natural resources, the Port Phillip Bay Foreshore, has won the Environment Prize in the 1997 Institution…

As we move closer to the new millennium, concepts such as ‘reform’, ‘change’ and ‘a vision for the future’ will undoubtedly continue to dominate both…

The first agreement between an Australian Local Government authority and a native title claimant has been signed by Queensland’s Redland Shire Council and the Quandamooka…

Three Councils were among the winners in the recent Queensland Design Awards presented by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Brisbane, Bundaberg and Logan City…

Matters of environmental health are an important part of Local Government activity. Because they concern public well being, health and safety they are often fraught…

The need for training to enable employees to broaden their skills, maintain up to date knowledge and function efficiently is not confined to the youngest…

Forty years ago Hobart City Council introduced the concept of the parking officer to Australian cities. Parking officers endeavouring to enforce efficient, equitable and safe…

Libraries are one of the great community resources available to the public courtesy of Councils around Australia. The Town of Claremont in Western Australia has…

“With the City’s population doubling in the past 15 years, careful planning is essential,” said Mayor John Smith. “Council has taken a very professional approach…

Bellingen Shire, as Coffs Harbour City Council’s closest southern neighbour, will benefit from the decision to host the 1998 Local Government Association Conference, in that…