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As Peter Costello works to convince Australians this is the Budget we had to have’, Councils across the nation are reeling from the impact various…

“Solicitors, banks, governments, publishers, retailers, business generally and Local Government are all readily taking up new technology, because if they don’t, their competitors will soon…

The requirement for Local Authorities to comply with AAS27 reporting standards for Asset Management has been seen as a challenge by Rockingham City Council in…

Councillor Peter Woods OAM, the Mayor of Concord in New South Wales and President of the Local Government Association in that State, has been acknowledged…

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…

Pine Rivers Shire Council in south east Queensland is at the forefront of benchmarking and enterprise bargaining. Council recently received a $59,000 Federal Government grant…

South Australia’s Local Government Training Authority and Adelaide City Council, with the assistance of Quoin Technology, are developing a two module interactive multi media package…

Local authorities serve residents and ratepayers best when staff are fully involved and satisfied with their work. Recognising this, the Town of Albany in Western…

It has been stated that, per head of population, Australia has the largest proportion of people using the Internet and owning mobile phones than any…

At a time when it is important to consolidate the growth of towns and cities to avoid additional infrastructure costs and intrusion into valuable land,…

In the film ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’, the City of Broken Hill in western New South Wales was depicted in a whimsical light, remote…

People under the age of 18 cannot vote so their needs are easy to ignore when politicians are planning policy and expenditure. Glenorchy City Council…