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A participatory process, involving extensive input from key stakeholders, is shaping the future for the City of Playford. It will provide long term direction for…

According to John Clay, General Manager, Service Planning and Contracts, the opportunity to review all Council services is a major benefit of amalgamation. In drawing…

Darryn Hartnett, General Manager Policy, Strategy and Advocacy, said that this division carries global responsibility for effective and efficient management of Council resources, strategic planning…

“An opportunity to review what we do and how we do it is one of the major advantages flowing from the amalgamation,” said Ray Pincombe,…

For a consistent and streamlined approach to contract management, all Council’s contracts will be managed and supervised by a new centralised unit. With work ranging…

President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Councillor John Campbell believes that 1998 is shaping up to be a very important year for Local…

This special full colour national edition of FOCUS marks our second birthday as a national publication. 1997 was another great year. Coverage included a variety…

John Campbell, President of the Australian Local Government Association, has every right to be incensed when other spheres of government use the excuse that because…

Carbon sink for central Qld Backed by Rockhampton City Council, the Capricornia Electricity Corporation Ltd, CAPELEC, and Flight West Airlines Pty Ltd, Central Queensland school…

Following agreement with the National Office of Local Government late last year, the Local Government Community Services Association Australia (LGCSAA) has launched its National Best…

By Senator Lyn Allison* In December, the Senate Community Affairs References Committee reported on its inquiry into housing assistance. We initiated this inquiry because of…

When the Japan Local Government Centre opened in Sydney in 1994, it became the sixth overseas office of the Council of Local Authorities for International…