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State-Local Government Relations Agreement signed
A State-Local Government Relations agreement has been signed in South Australia that aims to achieve a closer strategic alignment between the two spheres of government.…
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Fifth national public galleries summit
The Public Galleries Association of Victoria is convening the Fifth National Public Galleries Summit in Bendigo until February 6. The Summit is the key professional…
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Community libraries to retain crucial funds
The Government of Western Australia has decided to release unspent funds from 2014 for public libraries materials for use in the remainder of the 2014-15…
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Amalgamations blocked
The amalgamations of The City of South Perth and the Town of Victoria Park, The City of Kwinana and The City of Cockburn, and The…
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WALGA withdraws support for reform process
The Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) has announced that State Government-led reform in the local government sector has moved so far from its original…
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The City of Fremantle calls for certainty
The City of Fremantle is calling on the state government to provide guidance and certainty on the local government reform process following the results recent…
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Future of local libraries in NSW
Gunnedah Shire Council is asking local library lovers to join a statewide call to stop the ongoing reduction in funding from successive NSW State Governments…
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Health and Housing Issues Papers released for comment
The second and third Issues Papers developed to inform the Commonwealth Government’s White Paper on the Reform of the Federation were released in mid-December. Issues…
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Financial revolution
30 Victorian councils have access to $240 million in low interest loans after the Local Government Funding Vehicle (LGFV) issued Australia’s first municipal bonds. The…
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Editorial
The last 12 months for local government have been rife with debate over funding. The sweeping budget cuts handed down by the federal government that…
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Have your say… Letters to the editor
Dear LG FocusLiberal councillor Alan Haselden, by repeating some of the economic myths being propagated by the federal government in his letter printed in the…
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Local Government Aboriginal Network Conference 2014
Narrandera Shire Council recently hosted the NSW Local Government Aboriginal Network Conference 2014. The state-level conference attracted over 100 predominantly Aboriginal attendees, and a guest…
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