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Editorial
As our August edition goes to print, we are coming to terms with a new election date announced by Prime Minister Rudd, and the realisation…
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Have your say… Letters to the editor
Dear LG Focus,The development of high speed rail services into Gippsland has significant potential for regional development, tourism growth and to ease traffic congestion currently…
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Walking down the road to recovery
The January bushfires saw approximately 125 houses and shacks destroyed or damaged in the Sorell municipal area, the majority of these in Dunalley. Mayor Kerry…
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International Mayors head to Summit
With two months to go, over seventy mayors from Asia, Oceania, Europe, North and South America and Africa have already registered to attend the 2013…
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Councils to cut power bills
Eight Sydney councils will join forces in a groundbreaking initiative which will allow residents to save on power bills while helping the environment. The Our…
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Referendum disappointment – President’s comment
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s decision to hold the federal election on September 7 is a massive disappointment for the local government sector. The September 7…
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Reform plan ‘close’ to Local Government plan
Wide ranging structural changes to Western Australia’s metropolitan Local Government are closely aligned to the model preferred by the majority of the sector. WA Local…
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EARS to you
The Local Government Association of South Australia’s President, David O’Loughlin, has launched a disaster reporting application that has already attracted national interest. Speaking at July’s…
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Life Members’ Award for passionate mayor
The achievements of flamboyant Frenchman and Glamorgan Spring Bay Mayor Bertrand Cadart have been recognised with a Life Members’ Award for Meritorious Service at the…
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Bacon and eggs strategy – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
It is sad to see small towns struggling to survive against the onslaught of agglomeration effects and structural changes. Thankfully regional folk are doing great…
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Guide takes aim at bicycle safety
Ambassador for the Amy Gillett Foundation Charlie Pickering and Victorian Minister for Roads Terry Mulder have launched the Sharing Roads and Paths guide in Melbourne.…
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Tr@cer Mobile Mapping*
In 2007 Liverpool Plains Shire Council (LPSC) developed the Tr@ceR Weeds Mobile Mapping Program. Developed in-house by IT and Weeds Inspectors, Tr@ceR Weeds Mobile Mapping…
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