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ALGWA breakfast at National General Assembly 2015
The Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) Board hosted delegates from across Australia at their Annual Networking Breakfast in Canberra on the 15th of June,…
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Historic photo celebrates centenary
Victoria’s women councillors celebrated the centenary of women being allowed to stand for local government with a special photograph in the historic Melbourne City Council…
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Fifth gold award for annual report
The City of Ryde’s 2013–14 Annual Report was awarded gold at the 65th Australasian Reporting Awards held in Melbourne recently. The 2015 award is the…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Burnie City Council, TAS
Ten years in councilI have been elected to Burnie City Council for 10 years. I served in the role of Deputy Mayor between 2007 and…
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Councillor profiles – This month from Circular Head Council, TAS
Diverse businessesI first was elected as a Councillor in July 1980. Because of a family business I had a break from council between 1987 and…
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Garage Sale Trail back for 2015
The Garage Sale Trail will be returning on October 24, 2015. Last year’s Garage Sale Trail, a national simultaneous day of garage sales, was supported…
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Longest serving Mayor honoured
The Mosman Library building has been re-named Barry O’Keefe Library in recognition of the area’s longest serving mayor and one of its most prolific contributors…
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$15 million boost for remote Indigenous communities
Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) President Damien Ryan has welcomed the news that a number of remote Indigenous communities across the NT…
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Councils high achievers – This month from Central Highlands Regional Council, QLD
Sean Robinson has worked at Central Highlands Regional Council in Queensland for two and a half years, and currently holds the position of Infrastructure Project…
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Councils high achievers – This month from Flinders Shire Council, QLD
Flinders Shire Council’s Road Gangs are responsible for the construction and maintenance of the region’s many roads. Councillor Jane Charuba said she nominated the Road…
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Partnership generates $2m of people power
Using a subsidiary body, such as a board, voluntary committee or incorporated organisation, to provide a service under a council’s delegated authority is not a…
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The fear of tech-led redundancy in procurement*
It’s impossible to deny the power of technology as a worthy substitute for manual, process-driven tasks. Over the years the computer has replaced the typewriter,…
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