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Self managing work teams at Bankstown
“Without doubt the most meaningful change initiative at Bankstown has been the introduction of self managing work teams,” said Mark Fitzgibbon, General Manager Bankstown City…
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Full steam ahead with a secure future
“Now that our future has been ratified by the community, it is full steam ahead,” said Paul Stevens, Gold Coast City Council’s Director Corporate Services.…
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World City
Gold Coast is Australia’s seventh largest City and with over three million tourist visits per year, Australia’s tourist capital. The most popular destination in Australia…
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Attracting new business
Even with its great climate, international status and annual growth rate, the Gold Coast City Council is aware that to attract new business, it must…
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NSW Councils charge pay TV carriers
Metropolitan mayors have unanimously resolved that Councils in NSW should take immediate steps to begin charging pay TV cable carriers for their cable networks on…
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Editorial
There is little doubt the key element of Local Government is community. ‘Community’ is the conglomeration of people who reside in an area. It is…
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Tourism on the Net
Two and a half years ago, six Councils in Western Australia pooled their resources to produce a tourism map of their region. Located just one…
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Mornington training
On Mornington Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, the Shire Council has a much closer relationship with its community than most local authorities. One of…
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Elected Members Network in SA
With elected members having more responsibility placed on them with amalgamation, overhead cabling, and so forth, the need for them to have necessary information on…
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Quality awards for LG
Three Victorian Councils, the Cities of Port Phillip, Whitehorse and Manningham, were among 57 organisations recognised in this year’s Australian Quality Awards. An increasing number…
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Strategic approach to service delivery
Kalamunda Shire in Perth’s East has developed a Project Management System covering all aspects of service delivery. With a population of 48,000 and 145 effective…
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Benchmarking the way to go at Marion
Marion Council in South Australia is not waiting for change to forced upon it. Determined to improve its efficiency, 18 months ago Council began to…