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Census to improve workforce planning
The Australian Local Government Workforce and Employment Census is part of a national initiative by federal, state and territory local government ministers to improve local…
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Cairns trials electric car
Cairns Regional Council jumped at the opportunity to trial a fully electric vehicle for a couple of weeks as part of its vehicle fleet. The…
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Photo comp raises region’s profile
This year, the City of Busselton and the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River joined forces at the Perth Royal Show, to raise the profile of the…
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Improved procurement strategies yield results
Gold Coast City Council’s procurement improvement strategies have yielded exceptional financial results, saving the local government authority more than $18 million over the past two…
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Council ‘ahead of the game’ on financial accountability
Orange City Council has already incorporated a number of suggestions, outlined in a recent NSW Government review, for better financial accountability in local government. The…
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Future Directions in local government communications
The key communications challenge facing local governments in the 21st century is to work out how to embrace and harness new communications technologies, according to…
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Shire achieves water milestone
The Shire of Kalamunda in Western Australia has achieved Milestone 5 in the International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI) Local Governments for Sustainability Water…
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Baw Baw supports local business
The sixth annual SP AusNet Baw Baw Business Excellence Awards were held in Warragul in October, showcasing the achievements of local businesses and the ongoing…
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GCC adopts Climate Change Mitigation Strategy
Gosford City councillors have adopted a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy that aims to reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2025, compared to Council’s 2009/10…
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Creating knowledge jobs in Penrith
A consortium comprised of the University of Western Sydney (UWS) and the Penrith Business Alliance (PBA), and supported by Penrith City Council, has secured $13.5…
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Energising the Flinders
October saw the official opening of ‘Energising the Flinders’ — A Green Energy Infrastructure Project by the Federal Special Minister of State and the Minister…
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Council wins customer service excellence award
The City of Greater Dandenong’s Customer Service team has won the Victorian Local Government category of the Customer Service Institute of Australia, 2012 Customer Service…
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