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Growing community and infrastructure
Aurukun Shire Council in Queensland has announced its corporate plan for the next five years looking to combat the many challenges facing the region, including…
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Mergers split opinion in Western Australia
Last month Local Government Focus featured a story on local government amalgamations in New South Wales. This month we feature competing opinions on similar amalgamations…
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Community gardens flourish after bushfires
A $1 million Community Based Gardening Project in some of Victoria’s worst hit regions from the 2009 bushfires has resulted in a Community Gardens Manual…
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Standing up against bullying
Bullying in the workplace is a terrible experience many Australians endure every day, even in local government, but there is hope that this unfortunate practice…
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A place for everyone
The 2014 LGPro Annual Conference has lived up to its theme, ‘A Place for Everyone’ with 746 people across Victoria registering for sessions. This was…
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Wiping out blackspots
Local governments across Australia are working to eradicate black spots, areas where mobile or broadband coverage is limited, unreliable or in some cases nonexistent. Mobile…
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Report on asset management
Victoria’s 79 local councils manage over $73 billion in physical assets. These buildings, parks and gardens, roads, bridges and drainage networks need to be maintained…
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24-hour service for regional gym
Swipe card readers and 24-hour CCTV cameras have opened up a regional Western Australian gym for after hours use. With healthy lifestyle an important element…
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Future Directions – Digital Technology a key success factor in promoting Stonnington events
Stonnington Council is committed to incorporating digital technologies into its communications and marketing activities. Council has a dedicated Website and Digital Communications Project Manager and…
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NBN improves council services
Video conferencing and a Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping service will soon be available at Moorabool Shire Council under a Federal Government initiative to use…
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Roads to Recovery back on track
The Federal Government have committed $35.5 billion for a huge variety of public infrastructure projects designed to meet Australia’s upcoming challenges in the 21st century,…
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Toolkit to assist with reform process
To assist with preparation for the Western Australia local government reforms, local government Minister Tony Simpson has launched an online Reform Toolkit. The toolkit uses…
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