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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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City of Moonee Valley
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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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Connecting local businesses
An Australasian first that demonstrates the power of councils partnering with other organisations has now won an innovation award. Lismore City Council has won the…
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Indigenous youth film nominated
Inverell Shire Council’s youth project titled Yillambu-Yilaathu (Gamilaaray Translation: Past – Present) was nominated for the Local Government Arts and Culture Awards and was selected…
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Council meetings webcast
Mid-Western Regional Council residents now have the opportunity to tune into council meetings, which will now be broadcast live online. Mid-Western Regional Council will utilise…
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Why not a productivity drive on road construction? – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
The major report by the Productivity Commission (PC) on Public Infrastructure was recently released, 900 pages of solid stuff. The key recommendations are: the urgent…
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