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Best practice OHS in saleyards*
Livestock saleyards present a unique high-risk environment in terms of Workplace Health & Safety Management. Many councils still own and operate saleyards with a small…
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ISO 9001 Quality – Sustaining Continuous Improvement*
Continuous improvement efforts either take an evolutionary approach, involving small ‘incremental’ improvements over time, or attempt a more revolutionary ‘breakthrough’ improvement. Improvements are measured with…
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Councillor profiles – Local Government Focus
Mayor Rachel Powning, City of Port Phillip, Victoria My initial introduction to local government was as an employee at Moreland City Council, not long after…
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Improving access for all
Two local Councils are working to improve access to buildings, amenities and to tackle mobility issues throughout their regions. In line with Sunshine Coast Council’s…
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Council’s champion childcare trainee
Gosford City Council’s Childcare Trainee, Ebony Bruns, has been named one of the Trainees of the Year at the 2012 Central Coast Training Awards. The…
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Future directions in training and professional development
Four years ago, Sorell Council Senior Management asked for volunteers across all departments to form a Health & Wellbeing Committee, to put in place programs…
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Lunch time forums
For a minimal cost, the City of Stirling has helped maximise its professional development opportunities for staff by providing monthly Good Governance Lunch Time Forums.…
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Leadership Discovery Program
It’s taken 12 months of hard work but Fraser Coast Regional Council has welcomed the first graduates from its inaugural Leadership Discovery Program (LDP). Sixteen…
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Great place to work
Creating a great place to work and building organisational capacity is a priority for the City of Melville. To achieve this end, the organisation utilizes…
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On site training delivering benefits to council
When The Shire of Esperance identified a need to address a skills shortage in project management across the organisation it was decided to deliver the…
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Roll out benefits Ipswich
Ipswich’s small-scale enterprises, community groups, not for profit organisations and residents will all reap the benefits from the National Broadband Network (NBN) early roll out.…
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Numeracy and literacy training opens doors
Following a number of requests from their outdoor workforce, Southern Downs Regional Council’s Human Resources department set up a numeracy and literacy skills training program,…
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