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Councils high achievers – This month from Gwydir Shire Council, New South Wales
Allowing younger staff members to have a significant role in decision-making is a key strategy at Gwydir Shire Council and the municipality’s ‘Fit For the…
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Going paperless
Murrindindi Shire Council’s Planning Unit is paving the way for small rural councils in going ‘paperless’, following the introduction of an electronic document and records…
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Digital Shift Helping to Define Procurement Best Practice*
Best-practice is an interesting concept. At its most useful, it represents a set of overarching guidelines, rather than a prescribed list of tightly defined methods.…
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Futrue Directions – from Julia Leu, Mayor of Douglas Shire, Queensland
Coumminity hub simplifies services. With a large number of home-based businesses and nearly 400,000 tourists visiting annually, we wanted to create a space in the…
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Transparent finances
In a bid to enhance transparency, Warringah Council has begun updating its financial and project data online every month. The public is now able to…
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Lobbying for better telecommunications
Aurukun Shire Council, a remote Indigenous Cape York Peninsula community, has encouraged residents to lobby State and Federal governments and Telstra to seek funding to…
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Consultation for better planning
The District Council of Grant recently unveiled its master plans for Port MacDonnell, Tarpeena and River & Coastal communities, which provides a multi-million dollar roadmap…
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Procuring local success
Mount Alexander Shire Council has recently adopted an updated procurement policy, which promotes local suppliers and a uses a streamlined online tender system. The updated…
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Self-service kerbside collection*
Councils who offer at-call cleanup services are looking to reduce the administrative effort of booking in kerbside cleanup collections and are looking to self-service web…
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Equal access to Central Business District
The Naracoorte Lucindale Council, via its Naracoorte Main Streets Access project, has delivered improved access to the Naracoorte Central Business District for people with a…
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2016 – a year for grants*
How do you meet the ever-increasing community expectations to fund your strategic objectives, infrastructure or facilities when there is so much competition for grants? National…
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City surveillance solutions from Bosch Security Systems*
Ensuring public security & safety. Local governments face the challenge of preventing or minimising potential threats from vandalism, burglary, and all other forms of crime.…
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