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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.…

By Sachi Wimmer* Recycling has become the universal environmental activity of the 1990s. Local Government involvement in recycling began with packaging materials like glass, aluminium…

Investment in a state of the art Material Recycling Facility (MRF) has paid off in numerous ways for Toowoomba City Council in Queensland. The $1.8…

With a view to preserving and enhancing its unique bushland, the Shire of Litchfield in the Northern Territory has appointed a Community Vegetation Management Officer.…

At a time when the relationship between Councils and other spheres of Government are under some strain in other parts of the country, the Northern…

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…

A draft declaration, prepared in the lead up to Newcastle Council’s Pathways to Sustainability International Conference, was presented to a special session of the United…

In just a few weeks, the eyes of the world will turn to Newcastle, Australia. Five years on from the Rio Earth Summit, Newcastle has…