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Reconciliation plan endorsed
The City of Cockburn, Western Australia (WA), has adopted its third Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), progressing its commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…
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Contact centre rings up national award
The Contact Centre team of Northern Australian Services, in an innovative partnership with Mackay Regional Council, Queensland, has been named Best in its Class in…
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Looking beyond 2018: Reviewing the Local Government Act 1989 – President’s comment
We are in an extremely exciting time of change, transformation and growth for local government in Victoria. The Local Government Act 1989 is being reformed…
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Antelco launches ReuZitTM*
Antelco a world leading Australian manufacturer of micro irrigation products has launched the ReuZitTM range of products specifically for the domestic and small commercial waste…
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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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