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Mentoring program provides skills network for staff
Staff retention, career paths and a happy, productive environment are among the goals of Mackay Regional Council’s new Mentoring Program. In its first year, 18…
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Future directions in organisational best practice
An interview with Kevin Hannagan, CEO Strathbogie Shire Council, Victoria. A philosophy that embraces the input of people, together with the financial ‘bottom line’ reflects…
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Midwest Shires doing ‘WELL’
Western Australia’s Midwest Shires have taken up an opportunity to participate in the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Workplace English Language and Literacy…
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Sutherland adopts hard line against antisocial behaviour
Sutherland Shire Council’s strong stance against antisocial behaviour seems to be paying dividends since the rollout of its ‘Anti Social Behaviour Strategy’ early in 2009.…
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Yoga at your desk
Launceston City Council is helping employees to improve their health with monthly ‘Yoga at Your Desk’ sessions. The sessions run for 30 minutes and involve…
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Passport for portable volunteers
In August, the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) launched an initiative to reduce barriers to volunteer movement across South Australian council areas. LGASA…
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The new way Local Government fleets can save*
ONE CARD is a multi-branded fuel card with low administration fees. Supported by the vast Motorpass infrastructure – a network covering 94 per cent of…
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An innovative works approach
Maranoa Regional Council in southern Queensland is taking part in an innovative program that involves low risk prisoners carrying out maintenance works in the town…
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Cardinia goes green with energy saving streetlights
Located between Western Port Bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne, Cardinia Shire Council has officially gone green with the completion of…
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City of Casey’s mapping system challenge
Victoria’s City of Casey Council required a platform on which it could build an intuitive and easily used mapping system that would spatially locate vulnerable…
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Darwin City Council website success
Darwin City Council’s website recently scored the highest rating in a website usability study of Australia’s capital city council websites. In this independent study 600…
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Business continuity management under the spotlight*
Would your organisation respond effectively to a significant disruption? The ‘Business Continuity Management in Local Government’ Report, released in September by the Victorian Auditor-General, has…
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