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During this month, Councils from around the nation will meet in Canberra for what has now become known as the ‘Parliament of Local Government’. The…

Since being set up last year, the Local Government Advisory Board has had a number of separate boundary matters referred to it by the Minister.…

Based at the foothills of the picturesque Dandenong Ranges, the City of Knox has set its sights on becoming Victoria’s premier community. Combining a strong…

Called ‘Think Blue’, Knox City Council launched its new public place recycling program in October to representatives of community groups, local schools and regional waste…

Knox City Council’s Youth Services recently received a grant of $25,440 from the Department of Justice to increase linkages between police and youth services in…

The Knox Early Parenting Centre was officially opened in June by the Victorian Minister for Youth and Community Services, the Hon. Denis Napthine. Based at…

Traders along Beach Road in Noarlunga in South Australia have agreed to continue to pay a special rate funding promotion of the street. The scheme,…

I would like to welcome readers to this, the second issue of A National Perspective, and my first as the new Federal Minister for Regional…

The Snowy Mountains village of Thredbo has received nearly $250,000 to help build a new Community Hall which will serve as a memorial to those…

The Commonwealth has funded a number of council-led benchmarking projects under the Local Government Development Program (LGDP). Initial experience is that the projects can catalyse…

The Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW is funded under the Local Government Development Program (LGDP) to undertake the Local Government Workplace Reform Project.…

Issue 22 of the Urban Futures journal was very well received. The National Office of Local Government (NOLG) received many inquiries regarding distribution from the…