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Rivers to Recognition
Six western Victorian councils, under the banner of the Western Region Local Government Reconciliation Network (WRLGRN), have partnered to launch the Rivers to Recognition campaign.…
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Website for candidates goes live
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) has launched their Candidate’s Website for the November 2014 Local Government election, with almost 370 of the1,261…
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Comment on Reform of the Federation Issues Paper
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has lodged its comment on the first Issues Paper released as part of the Reform of the Federation White…
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Climate Adaption 2014 Future Challenges National Conference
The Gold Coast has hosted the Climate Adaption 2014 – Future Challenges National Conference. Professor Jean Palutikof, Director, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and…
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Local government award delivers flexibility
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has welcomed the release of the new industrial award, allowing local governments to improve the quality of the…
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2014 National Local Roads and Transport Congress
The 2014 National Local Roads and Transport Congress will explore the themes of Collaboration and Corridors, and there will be a strong focus on how…
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Local Governments welcome refugees
Councils across Australia are welcoming new citizens into their community by adopting refugee friendly policies to stop racism. In the wake of refugee week, held…
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Editorial
As Australians, we can no longer stand for the lives of asylum seekers being used as a political bargaining chip. The Australian Human Rights Commission…
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Have your say… Letters to the editor
Dear LG Focus.On July 15, 2014, Australia’s largest civil trial settled. It was in relation to the 2009 bushfires in Victoria (Black Saturday), where 173…
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#ItStopsWithMeBendigo
The City of Greater Bendigo has pledged to end racism in their community with over 500 residents signing the ‘Racism. It Stops With Me’ pledge.…
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Candidates critical to voter turnout – President’s comment
Almost without exception, following every round of Local Government elections in Western Australia there are media stories criticising voter turnout.This is in spite of the…
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