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  • CD-ROM cuts isolation

    Local Government in the Northern Territory, which manages some of the world’s most isolated communities, is set to benefit from technology specially designed to overcome…

  • Road safety on the web – leading the way!

    by Wendy Michaels* In December 1996, a project team was formed with members from the Australian Local Government Association, the NSW Local Government and Shires…

  • Cairns takes GIS to school

    Geographical Information Systems (GIS) commonly used by Councils around Australia provide a ready means of accessing and using a range of data on local infrastructure…

  • AUS-SPEC the new standard specification

    All Councils must ensure that assets under their control are built to an appropriate and high standard to achieve their full design life. Assets must…

  • Rates feedback

    The small North Canterbury Council of Hurunui in New Zealand has developed a unique method of accountability to ratepayers. Each ratepayer in the district receives…

  • Swan Shire goes strategic

    Western Australia’s Shire of Swan has embarked upon an ambitious two year plan for the implementation of strategic asset management. Driving the push to a…

  • Looking after our roads

    Australia’s road network is critical to the nation’s economy. Being a large land with a small population means that it is a costly infrastructure item…

  • Challenges similar and unique

    In May the Commonwealth Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government, the Hon Warwick Smith MP, addressed the IMM National Congress in Canberra. In his…

  • Review of national performance indicators

    The Local Government Minister’s Conference decided that as part of a Benchmarking and Efficiency Program national performance indicators would be developed for Local Government. National…

  • Tasmanian restructure to halve Councils

    Just four years after Tasmania restructured Local Government, reducing Councils from 46 to 29, a new round of amalgamations has commenced. The Local Government Board,…

  • Editorial

    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…

  • 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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