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Councillor profiles
Councillor Juliet Arkwright, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales Q. How long have you been on Council? I was elected number one from a field of…
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Recognising LG’s high achievers
At the 2009 Local Government Managers Australia National Congress in Darwin, Local Government FOCUS invited delegates to nominate individuals or teams from their councils who…
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Salisbury walks its way to a happier, healthier community
South Australia’s City of Salisbury is helping the local community take steps to improve their health through its commitment to offer health programs that are…
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Stirling scoops national telecommunications award
The City of Stirling has been recognised in the national Australian Telecommunications Association (ATA) Awards as the top contact centre in Australia with under 50…
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Murray Matthews: WA Ranger of the Year
Murray Matthews has taken out the WA Rangers Association 2009 Ranger of the Year Award, presented at a recent formal dinner in Geraldton. Murray works…
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Landcare award for Murray Darling Association
Recently appointed National President of the Murray Darling Association (MDA) Ken Rogers from Dubbo City Council, and Upper Murray Darling Catchment Manager, Adrian Wells, attended…
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Accountability, transparency and representation
In opening the Annual Conference of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) held in Melbourne on 29 October, Deputy President Councillor Sam Alessi said that…
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Stirling announces new Mayor live by ‘Tweet’
Western Australia’s City of Stirling has used its Twitter site to make a live announcement of its new Mayor and Deputy Mayor, following a special…
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Stirling announces new Mayor live by ‘Tweet’
Western Australia’s City of Stirling has used its Twitter site to make a live announcement of its new Mayor and Deputy Mayor, following a special…
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LEDs successfully used to replace fluorescent lighting
by Bruce Rowse* LED (light emitting diode lighting) – as now commonly found in bicycle lights, torches and garden lights – is widely acknowledged as…
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Canada Bay tops 2009 Sustainable Cities Awards
New South Wales’ City of Canada Bay has taken out the overall Keep Australia Beautiful Australian Sustainable Cities award. The awards were announced by Parliamentary…
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Are there enough pirates?
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* The day before writing this I was a pirate captain – hopefully no photos exist! The reason I was…
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