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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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BETA – SITE: Pre fabricated toilets by Furphy’s Foundry*
Newly released and on site at the new bus transfer exchange in Koo Wee Rup Victoria, BETA – SITE represents four key elements these toilets…
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Smoke testing machine finds cracks in the system
MidCoast Water is using an ongoing program of smoke testing across its service area to improve the efficiency of its sewerage network, reduce its impact…
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Gov 2.0 in 2088: Mosman Council’s innovative approach to open government using social media
By embracing Gov 2.0, Mosman Council on the northern shores of Sydney Harbour has established itself as an industry leader in the use and promotion…
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Hinchinbrook’s collaborative GIS venture
Since 1996 Hinchinbrook Shire Council in Far North Queensland has been an integral partner in the Herbert Resource Information Centre (HRIC). Based in Ingham, the…
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Durability* – Principles for practitione
Principles for practitioners The Concrete Institute of Australia (CIA) has produced this one day course on Durability Principles based around Australian and International codes and…
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