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Healthy Communities Initiative Local Government Area grants – Call for applications
To promote healthy living at the community level, the Australian Government is providing up to $71.8 million over four years from 2009/10 through the Healthy…
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Recognising LG’s high achievers
Historically, one of the constant challenges waste educators have faced is contamination of household recycling bins. Plastic bags intermingled with other recyclable materials can cause…
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New Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre opened
If smiles on the faces of 2000 swim fans at the recent opening of the $19 million Alice Springs Aquatic and Leisure Centre were any…
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New project funding model integrates Council software
Many software packages are developed independent of each other and Local Governments often inherit a mish mash of packages that operate on different systems, don’t…
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Future proofing Tas councils to better adapt to climate change
Southern Tasmanian councils will be able to identify risks, assess their vulnerability to the effects of climate change and plan accordingly, following the announcement of…
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Councils urged to tap into regional development funding
Southern Tasmanian councils will be able to identify risks, assess their vulnerability to the effects of climate change and plan accordingly, following the announcement of…
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Innovating assets – The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley*
Housing demand far outstrips its supply. This imbalance increases the price of housing and often reduces the ability of local people to access it to…
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Urban policy details decade of action – partnerships now crucial
The Chair of the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (CCCLM) and Lord Mayor of Hobart, Alderman Rob Valentine has given a cautious welcome to…
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Implications for Local Government from Henry Tax Review
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) has published a new Working Paper called The Henry Review of Australia’s Future Tax System: The…
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National award for asset and financial management for Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island Council is now recognised as one of the leading small councils in the field of asset and financial management after it was category…
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Boroondara tops annual report awards
Boroondara City Council has beaten some of Australia’s major corporations, not for profit and public sector organisations to win a premier award for its 2009–10…
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Novated car leasing aids recruiting and retaining staff*
There’s one thing that fleet management and salary packaging companies have in common – novated car leasing. So it makes sense to find one supplier…
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