Tasmania working together
Using the very appropriate theme, 'Working Together', the first joint annual Conference of the Tasmanian Divisions of the Institute of Municipal Management, Institute...
Editorial
Earlier this year, when FOCUS expanded its circulation to cover all Councils Australia wide, we chose to produce two separate editions under our...
FOCUS on inland NSW
With most of Australia's government and media concentrated on the eastern seaboard, inland Australia often finds itself ignored in mainstream policy making and...
Your Census, your future
On Tuesday 6 August the Australian Bureau of Statistics will conduct the nation's 13th Census of Population and Housing. More than seven million...
Kiama wins 1995 tidy town
Tidy Towns Awards were initiated nearly 20 years ago as part of the Keep Australia Beautiful campaign. Since then they have become one...
‘How to’ for Agenda 21
The Local Government Environment Network is embarking on an exciting new project to facilitate the adoption of sustainability at the local level. ...
Sailing the ‘Cs’
The Institute of Municipal Management's 1996 National Congress was staged in Canberra on 19-22 May. Using the theme 'Sailing the 'Cs' of Challenge'...
Leading change
Dr Ian Brookes, eminent international presenter on Total Quality Management told delegates that in today's challenging world we have two possibilities - we...
Why benchmark?
According to Dr Robert Camp, Chairman of the Global Benchmarking Network, the major change initiative happening around the world is benchmarking. "Benchmarking is...
Sharing best practice
Eleven large urban fringe Councils from around Australia are taking part in a ground breaking benchmarking project. By documenting their best practice achievements...
Nurturing local democracy
President of the International City Management Association and City Manager at Moreno Valley in California, Norman King told delegates that Australia and the...
FOCUS hits the Internet
This is how we announced our launch in the printed edition of FOCUS With the launch of FOCUS Online located at http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net...
Winning the preparation game
Burdekin Shire Council is excited to announce the winner of the Mascot Naming Competition, with five-year-old Micah Kemp from St Colman’s Catholic School submitting...
