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This is how we announced our launch in the printed edition of FOCUS With the launch of FOCUS Online located at www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net we are entering…

Capalaba in Queensland’s Redland Shire is undergoing major change with the opening of the new $8.6 million Capalaba Place. “Having evolved from an intersection with…

Integrated tackling of pressing issues is proving successful for the City of Noarlunga in South Australia. Unemployment and the environment are being dealt with simultaneously…

Creating a healthy environment often requires a proactive approach. Melville City Council in WA believes that prevention is better than cure, thereby saving the community…

As the first Council in Australia to introduce separate kerb side recycling wheelie bins, Pine Rivers Shire has not stopped here. Covering some 700 square…

The recent appointment of Rick McClean as General Manager of Tasmania’s Kingborough Council provided one of the catalysts for an organisation review. “A review was…

Yarra Ranges Shire Council has underwritten its commitment to fair and honest, customer-oriented Local Government by producing a code of conduct for all its employees.…

For the past few years, Manly Council in NSW has been using streamlined customer service based on computer technology. The Customer Action Request Tracking System…

Following Local Government amalgamation in Victoria, the City of Darebin was established on 22 June 1994. Situated close to the centre of Melbourne, it comprises…

“Quality Assurance means having processes and systems in place to meet internationally recognised standards and ensure we are competitive,” said Anthony Camillo from Council’s Organisational…

Many people with technical skills or a good idea set up a business only to find their venture floundering due to lack of support and…

Around Australia, various Councils are taking action against, what is described by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) as, ‘unplanned and unreasonable telecommunications infrastructure threatening…