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The Commonwealth Government’s recent proposal to withdraw wholesale sales tax exemptions for general purpose vehicles had the potential to cost Councils across Australia around $203…

The Standing Committee on Local Government Financial Management is working with a number of Victorian Councils to develop capital evaluation guidelines for use by Councils…

  On behalf of its community, Warringah Council owns and operates assets worth in excess of $600 million. Located on Sydney’s North Shore, one of…

The election of the Howard Government in Australia on 2 March 1996 is only the fifth change of national government in Australia since the Second…

Regulation at all levels impacts significantly on the ability of business to do business. This is the case, not only with Commonwealth and State Governments,…

In a first for the Northern Territory, Tennant Creek Town Council has won a National Innovation Award. Winning the National Rural Award and the Community…

A software package which monitors, records and responds to customer requests, has taken out the overall National Award for Baw Baw Shire Council in Victoria.…

Developed over the past seven years in conjunction with all levels of government, the community and the residential development industry, the Australian Model Code for…

On 1 July 1996, Local Government in Western Australia commenced a new era under the Local Government Act 1995. The first comprehensive review of the…

Port Pirie City & District Council and the District Council of Grant came into being on 1 July. Following the City of Port Adelaide Enfield…

In South Australia, seven City Councils and five District Councils currently have their own Internet sites. A leading Council in this area is the District…

Antipathy between the country and the city can be quite marked in Australia. Although we are one of the most urbanised lands in the world,…