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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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Future Directions – From Hornsby Shire Council, NSW
After almost a year of being open, Hornsby Aquatic and Leisure Centre remains a popular asset with the Hornsby Shire community. Built over two years,…
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Body cameras trialed
In what is believed to be the first pilot of its kind for an Australian council, Banyule’s parking officers and school crossing supervisors are trialling…
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Data transformation tools key to council mapping services*
By Martin Gregory, General Manager, 1Spatial Asia Pacific Australian local governments are in a bind when deploying geospatial systems to provide better services at a…
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Seaport Boardwalk decked out
Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten and Treasurer Peter Gutwein have inspected the newly upgraded Seaport Boardwalk. The $1.2 million project has seen the replacement of…
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