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APS benefits offer tax, accounting, financial planning, mortage broking, insurance, loans, funeral cover, savings, investments, wills, estates and is a benevolent foundation. APS Tax &…
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Editorial
Whilst I was sitting at the Roads Congress in Ballarat last month I couldn’t help thinking about the year of 2015 as it comes to…
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Leveling the shopping playing field
Leichhardt Council is preparing to take on mega mall operators by undertaking a major analysis of credit card data to determine which shops are needed…
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Film festival challenges negative stereotyping
A film exploring the many challenges of living with autism has been awarded first prize in this year’s AbleFest Short Film Competition, coordinated by Parramatta…
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Planning Concerns
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) has stated renewed concerns about the significant planning reforms that are currently being debated in the State’s…
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Angst over National Stronger Regions funding
Recipients of Round Two of the Commonwealth’s National Stronger Regions Fund have been announced, with majority of funding allocated to larger states. The National Stronger…
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Adelaide plans to be world’s first carbon-neutral city
Lord Mayor of Adelaide City Council Martin Haese has visited the Paris Climate Conference (COP21) to speak about Adelaide’s plans to become the world’s first…
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Cost shifting burden increases says LGNSW
A report from the Local Government Association of New South Wales (LGNSW) has found NSW councils are being lumped with an extra $670 million financial…
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Hackers help Council
Over a whirlwind three days, participants in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Hackfest have created apps that help solve common council problems. Throughout Hackfest 2015, hackers…
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Bendigo calls for Council autonomy
In response to the Victorian Government’s review of the Local Government Act, the City of Greater Bendigo will consider a submission calling for increased council…
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Two Australian Councils internationally recognised for climate action
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council in Victoria and City of Joondalup in Western Australia have achieved full compliance with an international standard that measures local government…
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Mixed reactions to council mergers
Last Friday, New South Wales Premier Mike Baird announced the long-awaited decision on the State’s council amalgamations. Under the proposal, the overall number of councils…
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