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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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Responding to the Productivity Commission – Presidents comment
As many of you will be aware, at the request of the Treasurer Joe Hockey, the Productivity Commission has undertaken an investigation into the efficacy…
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Why do roads deteriorate?
Sunshine Coast Council and the University of the Sunshine Coast are researching why roads deteriorate via a unique project that’s putting pavements to the test.…
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Seniors award
The City of Cockburn won the Western Australia State Government’s inaugural 2014 Age Friendly Communities Local Government Award. The City won the award for its…
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Birth certificate sign–up day
The Northern Area Office for Moree Plains Shire Council and Toomelah Central School partnered with Pathfinders and UNE Enactus to host a birth certificate sign–up…
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Roads and bridges funding critical
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has called for strong financial and policy support from the Commonwealth and state and territory governments to make the…
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Funding announced for Victoria Park
$1.15 million in funding has been announced by the Victorian Government for a new community and sporting facility at Victoria Park in Daylesford. Then Mayor…
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