Engineers to study overseas
Providing practising Local Government Engineers with ongoing training and development opportunities is one of the key aims of the Municipal Engineering Foundation. Once...
Putting the misconceptions to rest
Over the years, Greater Lithgow has firmly stamped itself as an industrial leader not only within New South Wales but across Australia. The...
Working to peak performance
As is the case throughout Greater Lithgow, Council recognises that its people are its key asset. With this in mind, over the past...
Reducing the road toll
Greater Lithgow is one of 12 Councils in NSW selected to develop a Road Safety Plan. Situated at the western gateway to Sydney,...
Facelift for local lakes
Providing the district with a variety of recreational and other uses, previously Lake Pillans had suffered from neglect and misuse. For much of...
Tourism Online
Greater Lithgow has a wide range of natural and built attractions. Its very active Tourism Association has been working hard to make the...
Where there’s smoke
While smoke alarms are mandatory in most new houses around Australia, it is older housing stock, with ageing electrical wiring and greater use...
LGAQ celebrates 100 years
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) recently staged its Centenary Annual Conference. Hosted by Brisbane City Council, the theme for this Conference...
Editorial
As Peter Costello works to convince Australians this is the Budget we had to have', Councils across the nation are reeling from the...
Brave new world of communications
"Solicitors, banks, governments, publishers, retailers, business generally and Local Government are all readily taking up new technology, because if they don't, their competitors...
Asset management made easy
The requirement for Local Authorities to comply with AAS27 reporting standards for Asset Management has been seen as a challenge by...
Local Government and democratisation
Councillor Peter Woods OAM, the Mayor of Concord in New South Wales and President of the Local Government Association in that State, has...