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Councillor profiles – Local Government Focus
Mayor Deirdre Flint OAM, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania I was elected to Council in 1996 and became Mayor in 2002. I joined Council because I…
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Future Directions in Information and Communication Technology
At the City of Newcastle Council, the journey of embracing new technology has been one of highs and lows. Everyone wants to dip their toe…
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ShoreTel gains ground in local government sector*
ShoreTel®, the leading provider of brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, including business phone systems, applications and mobile UC solutions, is continuing to gain market share…
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World-class data centre for Townsville
Setting a new benchmark for regional technology access, James Cook University (JCU) and telecommunications firm, Anittel, have entered into an exclusive agreement for the development…
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Meet the people behind the equipment*
With the contemporary focus on productivity and a return on investment, it makes sense to spend time and effort ensuring that the people and organisations…
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Baw Baw celebrates organisational change
Following significant organisational change in late 2010, Baw Baw Shire Council’s Human Resources team wanted to celebrate the stronger, more positive and resilient organisation that…
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Staff training wins national award
An innovative approach to addressing loss of knowledge in the workplace when older people retire has seen Coffs Harbour Water win a national training excellence…
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Coorong District Council wins safety award
The Coorong District Council was one of four South Australian councils to be announced as winners of the 2012 Local Government Association’s Mutual Liability and…
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Pilot program makes it work
The ‘Make it Work: Sharing Workers Locally Program’ started out as an experimental collaboration between Narrabri Shire Council and a number of industry partners, in…
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Future Directions in Workers Compensation Schemes
The world of workers compensation and work health and safety continues to be dynamic and ever changing. Over the past two years of difficult economic…
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Filipino ‘Fellows’ learn benefits of training
In October 2012, Sorell Council in Tasmania hosted a visit and morning tea with representatives from training provider MEGT and eleven Fellows from the Philippines,…
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Alcohol education tackles anti-social behaviour
The Town of Port Hedland and the Port Hedland Alcohol Management Working Group have partnered with the Department of Health and Public Health Advocacy Institute…
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