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The ashes of democracy
Blacktown City Council held a ceremonial cremation last month of the last development application to be voted on by its councillors. In a show of…
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Editorial
The Commonwealth Games has one day of competition left as the April issue of Focus hits the post and heads for councils around Australia. The…
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The magic of storytelling
Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Council Library has launched the first of ten First 5 Forever story seats to be rolled out progressively across the region. The…
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Infrastructure plan for highly livible corridor
The New South Wales Government has released a draft of four major future road and rail infrastructure corridors which they say will help establish the…
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Current code of conduct not good enough
The investigation into Melbourne’s former lord mayor, Robert Doyle’s behaviour has found that the council was not a safe workplace for the two councillors involved.…
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Conduct unbecoming
The recent resignation of Melbourne’s Lord Mayor raises questions about councillor conduct and the mechanisms by which councillors are held accountable. The City of Melbourne…
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The Delvene effect – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
I was getting a haircut in Byron Bay when I commented that Strop and Delvene did a great job in putting the town on the…
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Countdown for Asia-Pacific region’s most exciting conference begins*
April 2018 is going to be an exciting month for the geospatial industry as Asia-Pacific’s most premier conferences; GeoSmart Asia and Locate are joining hands…
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Western Sydney City Deal is done
The Western Sydney City Deal originally announced in June 2016 was signed on Sunday 4 March 2018. It is touted to lay the foundations for…
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Contempt for politicians – how might we improve their standing? – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
‘It’s difficult to overstate the sense of contempt I have for many politicians – the sense of entitlement, the egotistical attitude of superiority, the double…
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Exciting arts initiative
New South Wales’ Penrith City Council’s has launched an exciting new arts Initiative – the DiG (Digital) Maker Space Program. The program is the first…
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Editorial
This month the Focus front page article looks at councillor conduct. While the behaviour of some members of local government has been spectacularly bad and…
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