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Local Government today involves much more than simply looking after roads, rates and rubbish. Queanbeyan is determined to run as a viable enterprise providing ratepayers…

Councils spend large amounts of time and resources dealing with the results of stress caused by heavy vehicles using local roads. One way to reduce…

Sewerage may not be the most glamorous area of Local Government activity but its proper management is critical to the local and wider environment. At…

The Australian Census was conducted on 6 August. Designed to track demographic and socioeconomic changes over the past five years, it is an interesting exercise…

When faced with an opportunity to turn back the clock, a majority of voters in three Queensland Councils, Warwick, Gold Coast and Burnett, said ‘no’…

The Brisbane City Council’s Human Resource Division Manager, Lyn Russell, has been named Australian Business Woman of the Year. Joining Council in 1992, Lyn was…

Western Australian Minister for Local Government, Paul Omodei, recently announced the five members of the new Local Government Advisory Board. Established as a key part…

When the City of Hindmarsh Woodville in Adelaide decided to produce a walking brochure, it consulted those who know the area best – its residents.…

Known euphemistically as ‘Nappy Valley’, due to its high proportion of young families, Happy Valley in South Australia is also very aware of the increasing…

With partnerships between Councils and communities rapidly gaining momentum in the field of community development, Brisbane City Council has taken this idea one step further…

With a population of just 1,800 Barcaldine Shire in central Queensland has one of Local Government’s lowest rate bases. On top of that the area…

Deniliquin Council, the Town of Port Headland and Maribyrnong City Council are amongst 54 recipients of grants totalling $760,000 under the first round of the…