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Taxing time
Taxation and the distribution of funding in Australia could drastically change depending on the outcome of the Tax White Paper, currently being developed in allignment…
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Editorial
I started work at LG Focus in February 2014 right after I graduated from university. At the time I had a very limited understanding of…
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Have your say… Letters to the editor
Dear LG Focus, Local Government is assailed by many community, government and quasi-government bodies for participation and support,Councils have to choose carefully before committing resources…
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Knowing the facts about ice
Renmark Paringa Council collaborated with Riverland Regional Health Service, South Australia Police, Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia and ABC Riverland to hold a forum…
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Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with COAG Leaders to address inter-governmental challenges
Last month I attended what was a very important and historic COAG Leaders’ Retreat which provided the opportunity for full and frank discussions between leaders…
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Physical activity decline a growing concern for councils – Presidents comment
Karl Benz patented the gasoline powered motor vehicle in 1886. So began the world’s love affair with car travel and a corresponding decline in physical…
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Keeping rates low
Victorian councils have kept the average rate increase to a 10-year low of 3.8 percent, or $67, The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has announced.…
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Planning for a better deal
The Association of Mining Related Councils (AMRC) has been working with the Department of Planning and Environment to help councils get a better deal for…
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Toddlers help launch My First Library Card
More than 80 babies, toddlers and parents attended a teddy bears’ picnic to celebrate the launch of Sunshine Coast Council’s My First Library Card at…
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Recycling boosted by 50 percent
The City of Monash has installed a $79,200 state-of-the-art cardboard compactor at the Monash Waste Transfer and Recycling Station to make recycling easier. Monash Mayor…
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New innovative products for telling stories and delivering information*
Deep Creek Digital (DCD) specialises in telling stories in places that people gather, from aquariums to zoos. We supply very advanced multimedia products for parks…
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Sharing ideas across borders – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Last month my wife and I headed to the UK for some family stuff, to attend a conference and to escape the Canberra winter. Aussies…
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