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ASU sees climate change becoming an economy saver
The bitter lessons of climate change have never been more evident than the past few months. Firestorms in a drought ravaged Victoria and floods in…
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Lighting – how to shine bright and still save money and CO2 emissions
by Bruce Rowse* For most Local Government buildings lighting is the second largest energy user following heating and cooling. One of the easiest, most reliable…
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Providing community confidence during a crisis
During 2008, Victoria’s Local Government Professional’s (LGPro) Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) involved 24 young managers, representing city, regional and rural councils, and from across the…
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What next?
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* I am currently reading an excellent book by Chris Patten with the title, ‘What Next? Surviving the twenty-first century’.…
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Four generations of Mayors
Local Government seems to run in the blood of Richmond Valley Council Mayor, Col Sullivan, but it is commitment to his community that attracted him…
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Technology driven council upgrades AV*
Sutherland Shire Council recently upgraded the audio visual (AV) equipment in its chambers, opting for a Bosch Conference and PA solution, chosen for its capabilities…
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Victor Harbor’s state of the art library
The construction of its new Library in 2007 provided the City of Victor Harbor with an opportunity to incorporate state of the art library technology…
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Sustainable service excellence
Covering 720 square kilometres in southeast Victoria, Mornington Peninsula Shire is implementing an enterprise content management (ECM) solution to underpin its information management strategy. Council…
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Future directions in information technology
An interview with Paul Hamilton, Senior IT Officer, Shire of Busselton Western Australia With most council’s ICT budget fairly tight, Paul Hamilton believes open source…
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Virtualisation technology provides benefits for Armadale
Business situation ICT staff spent almost all their time maintaining the network, rather than developing new ICT initiatives. Solution The City of Armadale implemented virtualisation,…
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Budget now for Guardian and be prepared for the next disaster activation*
Queensland Disaster Management Coordinators are working with their neighbouring shires in drawing up Memorandums of Understanding to ensure they can hold each other’s data and…
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Ku-ring-gai’s state of the art telecommunications overhaul
In February 2008, Ku-ring-gai Council in Sydney’s north went live with a new telecommunications system servicing all its main offices and remote sites. In the…
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