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  • Safer return to school

    Children in the City of Noarlunga travel safer to and from school, thanks to a new road safety scheme. Known as Safe Routes to School,…

  • Communicate or crumble

    “The thing Local Government engineers have not done as well as they might over the past decade is to communicate the asset management message to…

  • Toward a sustainable future

    One of the world’s most exciting conferences, ‘Pathways to Sustainability’ will be held in the City of Newcastle in 1997 during its bicentenary year. All…

  • Best practice using the Internet

    FOCUS Web Site, www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net, promotes Best Practice in Local Government. The Internet is a new means of communicating. FOCUS Web Site, part of this new…

  • Sense of family crosses all bounds

    “Despite our differences in culture, languages, remoteness, size and geography, Local Government in the Territory displays a clear sense of family,” said Bob Beadman, Secretary…

  • Strategies for the future

    Working in partnership with LGANT, during 1994 the Department surveyed all Councils. The aim was to ascertain what the industry identified as key issues facing…

  • Enhancing community self management

    $1.5 million over the next three years, provided through the Commonwealth’s Local Government Development Fund, has lead to the development of the Remote Area Management…

  • Training for remote area staff

    As all organisations are only as good as the people operating them, training for staff and elected representatives is vital. To assist staff in remote…

  • $4m Mall upgrade for Darwin

    Darwin’s $4 million Mall upgrade follows a period of intense community consultation. After obtaining input from many community groups, organisations and individuals, sketch plans were…

  • Modern economy for an ancient culture

    The Jawoyn people of the Katherine region of the Northern Territory have recently launched their first five year plan. The Plan sets out a comprehensive…

  • Active in community life

    In the remote town of Timber Creek, Lorraine Jones’ multiple roles have significance beyond the boundaries of the small community. Lorraine combines work as one…

  • So near so far

    Located just eight kilometres across the bay from the centre of Darwin, Cox Peninsula is nonetheless in many ways a remote and vulnerable area in…

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