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Excellence in advancing the status of women
South Australia’s City of Salisbury was honoured for its outstanding achievement in advancing women in Local Government at the Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) SA…
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Creative, strong, inclusive and diverse women at Wagga Wagga
In December 2009, New South Wales’ Wagga Wagga City Council pledged their support for the Year of Women in Local Government (YoWiLG) by forming a…
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Councils urge smokers to butt out
Around the globe, smoking has been banned in restaurants, shopping centres and indoor public places, but more and more councils and other government authorities are…
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Editorial: Getting the question right
While there has been widespread publicity about a proposed referendum on recognising Indigenous Australians as our nation’s first people in the constitution, it has been…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association president. The following is from Mayor Felicty-ann Lewis, President of the Local Government…
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New ALGA President elected unopposed
Councillor Genia McCaffery has been elected unopposed as the new President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) following the Association’s annual general meeting in…
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Record numbers check out new library
After launching in December 2009, Mount Gambier Library has already been labelled the ‘best smaller city public library in the world’ by industry journal APLIS…
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NSW’s most progressive councils recognised
Upper Hunter Shire Council and Sutherland Shire Council have taken out the 2009/2010 A.R. Bluett Memorial Award. Awarded each year to two councils that have…
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‘The decade of infrastructure’ – quick, write that down! – The Good Oil by Rod Brown*
The Good Oil by Rod Brown* Julia Gillard says the next 10 years will be the decade of infrastructure. Nice hype, and it’s a something…
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Fast, efficient, professional and safe way to join copper tube*
The Viega Propress press fit joining system has gained wide acceptance by local councils and water authorities since its introduction to Australia in 2006 by…
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Councillor profiles
Mayor Charlotte Baines, Monash City Council, Victoria Q. How long have you been on Council? I was elected to Monash City Council in November 2005…
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Four councils take National Safer Communities Awards
Councils in Victoria, the Northern Territory, Queensland and in Tasmania have won awards in this year’s Australian Safer Communities Awards, run by the Federal Attorney-General’s…
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