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Darebin City Council’s Corporate Safety Committee was the only Local Government finalist in the recent WorkSafe Victoria Awards 2009. The prestigious awards, which recognise individuals…

The Shire of Torres in far north Queensland requires urgent funding to enable an overhaul of its Horn Island Airport. Council owns and operates the…

A roadworker safety hotline in Queensland has highlighted the critical need to curb speed at roadwork sites. The hotline, open to Main Roads and Transport…

Councils in South Australia and in Victoria have won awards in this year’s Australian Safer Communities awards, presented by the Attorney-General Robert McClelland in Canberra…

Responding to a changing world Hosted by the Municipal Association of Victoria on behalf of all State and Territory Local Government Associations, the third biennial…

With a record number of 435 building applications (BAs) lodged in October, the City of Stirling in the northern suburbs of Perth believes this is…

Hume City Council staff have recently developed a Spatial Roads and Pavements Asset Management Application that streamlines the collection and processing of asset information. Located…

by Corinne Morgan* Whether it is in our professional or personal life, there is little argument that good communication skills are vital. In the workplace…

The Institute of Public Works Engineers NSW (IPWEA) says the Federal Government’s infrastructure spending and other public sector programs continue to boost demand for equipment…

The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* I recently visited the home of Manchester United, the English Football Premier League Champions. The stadium had over 75,000…

Keynote speaker at the recent National Local Roads and Transport Congress in Mackay, former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson said that as far back as…