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Connecting the Coast: a technological solution for economic growth on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast
Conceived as the communications platform for both the Maroochy Clever Networks Project and the Noosa Clever Networks Project – now aligned under the Sunshine Coast…
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Mayors’ summit wash up
The Good Oil * by Rod Brown The Mayors’ Summit in Canberra highlighted the perception, from a significant section of the media and the community,…
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Sunshine Coast has Queensland’s best
One of the senior managers of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council was recently awarded the Local Government Manager of the Year Award by Queensland’s Local…
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Geopark creates sustainable tourism opportunities
Covering almost 30,000 square kilometres from southeast South Australia to the western districts of Victoria, the Kanawinka Geopark, or ‘Land of Tomorrow’ as it translates…
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Councillor Profiles
Mayor Graham Bury, Kingborough Council, Tasmania Q. How long have you been on Council? I was elected to Council eight years ago. Mayors in Tasmania…
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Emergency awareness projects success in national safer communities awards
Local Governments from several states have been successful in this year’s Australian Safer Communities Awards sponsored by Emergency Management Australia. A total of 16 awards…
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Recognising LG’s high achievers
At the 2008 Local Government Managers Australia National Congress at the Gold Coast, Local Government FOCUS invited delegates to nominate individuals or teams from their…
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West Tamar celebrates opening of Mine and Heritage Centre
In November, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially opened an exciting new addition to Tasmania’s tourism industry, the Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre. Commencing in May…
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City of Stirling
The City of Stirling is Western Australia’s largest local government with a booming population of over 187,000 and an annual budget in excess of $192…
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Call for more balanced reporting on LG
This is the fifth in a series of articles by Ron Exiner* looking at approaches Local Government can take to cement its place as a…
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Manly top of the class for hygiene and safety
Environmental Health Officers at Manly Council are delighted by the positive response of local food outlets to an innovative food safety awareness program. The program…
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Breaking the four minute barrier
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* In November 2008 I had the pleasure of visiting Belgrade in Serbia on behalf of the Council of Europe…
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