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A panel of speakers representing Local Government, the private sector and academia spoke on the issue of competition as it relates to Community Services provision.…

Rhonda Bignall, General Manager at Maitland City Council in NSW, gave an overview of her Council’s approach to instituting reforms for increased competition. Unencumbered by…

Bill Armstrong, Executive Director of the Overseas Service Bureau, spoke on the topic ‘Community Development – Global Issues’. This was one of a number of…

In officially opening the recent Annual Conference of the NSW Local Government Association, the Premier Bob Carr said that it is impossible for this country…

In Melbourne’s City of Moreland, Optus vehicles have been impounded and in NSW Councils are threatening to send in teams of workers to rip down…

Speaking at Queensland’s recent Centenary Annual Conference, David Plumridge, President of the Australian Local Government Association, highlighted the important work carried out by ALGA in…

In May 1995, a group of enthusiastic teachers and library staff from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) got together to brainstorm ideas about how…

At a time when the future of Childcare is under a cloud, due to Federal government funding cuts, Glen Eira Council in Melbourne’s south east…

In having the responsibility for the disposal of most household and commercial waste generated throughout the country, safe waste disposal is an ongoing concern for…

Following amalgamation of five former Councils in 1993, the new Dorset Council in north west Tasmania set about developing a planning strategy. This Strategy sets…

Mildura Rural City Council was established in January 1995 as a result of the amalgamation of the former Mildura City Council and former Shires of…

Located in the warmest region of Victoria and ideally situated to exploit the beauty of the Murray River, and the unique environment of the Sunraysia…