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Catering for customers
With a view to providing the best possible customer service, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has just launched its new Customer Management System (CMS). Serving a…
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Something for everyone …
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…
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Is your Council customer-driven?
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.…
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Creating quality of living
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…
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More than 80 experts
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…
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Topics
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…
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Newcastle declaration goes to the UN
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…
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Editorial
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…
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Public Sector Games
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…
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Search FOCUS Online
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…
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Preparing for a growing population
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…
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Celebrating the arts in North Queensland
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…