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Lending a voice to disability challenges
All over Australia councils and communities came together to celebrate International Day of People with a Disability (IDPwD) on December 3. Mackay City Library recognised…
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Council updates fleet policy
Significant cost saving actions have been identified and incorporated into Baw Baw Shire Council’s updated Motor Vehicle Fleet Policy. The results of the 2011 Independent…
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Road maintenance and sustainability in one shot*
There are usually two types of sustainability: financial and environmental. With PolyCom Stabilising Aid you can have both. We live in the real world. When…
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Mt Alexander Shire Council
Mount Alexander Shire Council
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National Awards for Local Government
The 2012 National Awards for Excellence were announced by Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, the Hon. Simon Crean MP, at the…
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Rating roads – Roads and infrastructure study highlights room for improvement
More than 10 percent of council-managed sealed roads are in poor condition and around 65 percent of timber bridges are substandard. These were among the…
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Editorial
Following overwhelming support from the city’s constituents, the City of Greater Geelong introduced direct mayoral elections in 2012, with the aim to bring gravitas and…
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Have your say… Letters to the editor
Dear LG Focus:Personally, I find Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss [‘Yes Minister’, October edition] disturbing. The election promise of a National Stronger Regions Fund is…
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Improving community safety
Residents of Melville are being encouraged to join a new local community safety initiative, created to connect residents to their local police and council. WA…
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Risk to communities in council reaction
Divisions between metropolitan councils following the announcement of the Western Australian Government’s preferred local government boundaries will need to be quickly overcome for the benefit…
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President’s comment
It’s been a year of impending change for the NSW Local Government sector with a series of major reviews and reforms underway since mid-2012, which…
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Generosity helps small town
Great Southern Toyota in Katanning recently donated a 2005 Toyota HiAce to the community of Woodanilling in Western Australia’s Great Southern Region. At a recent…
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