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Mackay launches guide to good access
Mackay Regional Council has launched a detailed guide for businesses and retailers on how to cater for all members of the community. Councillor Alison Jones,…
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Moorabool’s 2041 Growth Initiative sets future agenda
Moorabool Shire Council in Victoria has adopted important new policy statements to guide the preparation of the Shire’s future urban and rural development. The two…
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Salisbury makes good business sense
The Marketing and Customer Relations division of the City of Salisbury in Western Australia has won a plethora of awards for its innovative marketing strategies.…
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Small Business Networking Group builds opportunities
A group of small business people from New South Wales’ Central Coast region refused to let a funding hiccup ruin a good thing, forming the…
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A Not-for-Profit Cooperative — The Australian Public Service Benevolent Society
The Australian Public Service Benevolent Society (APS Benefits) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides financial and personal services to local and national government, their families…
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New search engine for local government ferrets out hidden information
A new search engine technology for local government, developed in Australia, is giving the staff of Lake Macquarie City Council on the NSW central coast…
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Best People Development Initiative – UNE Partnerships
Health Purchasing Victoria (HPV), a client of CTS (Contracting and Tendering Services), won the ‘Best People Development Initiative’ award on October 17th, 2012 at the…
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Critical infrastructure in the spotlight
The Australian Local Government Association’s 2012 National Local Roads and Transport Congress, held in Hobart in November, raised some big questions about Australia’s ailing infrastructure,…
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Editorial
Well, December is finally here, and what a huge year it’s been for local government in Australia … 2012 has seen council elections in four…
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President’s Comment – Northern Territory enters new phase in local government
President’s Comment In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association president. Our November issue features a comment from Councillor Damien Ryan,…
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ALGWA conference looks to an equitable future
The conference, titled ‘The Future of Local Government — Resilience, Resolve and Relationships’, set about challenging some of the more traditional forms and roles of…
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Live beef and sheep exports – enough is enough – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Let’s face it. Shipping live animals in cramped pens for long distances across tropical seas is inherently cruel. And a good number of these beasts…
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