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Disappointment over powers
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) has expressed its disappointment over recent changes to the powers of Local Government. Liberal Members of the…
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Northern Beaches Hospital Precinct structure plan
Warringah Council has appointed consultants, Hames Sharley, to prepare a Precinct Structure Plan to guide future land uses and development around the new Northern Beaches…
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Cost of Reform
The Western Australia Local Government Association (WALGA) have highlighted the announcement by the New South Wales Government of $1 billion in funding for its reform…
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Value of regional cities
The Australian Regional Development Conference will demonstrate the value of regional cities as residential destinations. Mr Stephen Smith, an Associate with Deicke Richards will deliver…
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New Vice President of international local government organisation
The Deputy Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG), Melissa Gibbs, has been elected to the position of Vice President of…
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Mixed messages for local communities
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) have welcome a major Federal Government report that condemned restrictions on local councils using their own staff to…
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Support for preventing violence against women
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Crime Prevention, Edward O’Donohue, of a further $200,000 of funding to…
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Roads to recovery allocated
Local councils across Australia will this week receive advice of their allocation under the Australian Government’s Roads to Recovery program. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister…
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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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