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Three minute server restore saves days
The IT team at Great Lakes Council in New South Wales breathed a collective sigh of relief recently when their fallback backup system restored the…
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Better access to documents
Victoria’s Baw Baw Shire Council has 400 staff and services a population of just over 39,000 people. Located south east of Melbourne, the Shire comprises…
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Local SmartForms make council services more accessible
As businesses increasingly find themselves in a time poor world, the ability to streamline processes and reduce red tape becomes even more critical. The Local…
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Council IT case studies wanted
The IT conference team at Coffs Harbour City Council needs your story at their highly successful IT conference in November. So much so they are…
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Melbourne’s moves to Green IT
With some 1,400 desktop and laptop computers, Melbourne City Council recognised that power wastage from terminals not being switched off at night needed to be…
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Local Government welcomes latest stimulus package
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has applauded the key role the Federal Government has identified for Local Government in its $42 billion stimulus package…
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Editorial: country living makes people happier
The latest Australian Unity Wellbeing Index (refer page 5) has found what most rural and regional people have always known – that living outside of…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association president. The following is from Councillor Bill Mitchell, President of the Western Australian…
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New program brings diversity into focus
A new program to support communities in their efforts to address cultural, racial and religious intolerance has been launched by the Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural…
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Infrastructure Australia’s audit: complex but timely
The Good Oil by Rod Brown* The Government’s announcement on 3 February of an additional $500 million to expand the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure…
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Young leader elected first Central Desert Shire President
Central Desert Shire Council became the council with the youngest leadership team in the Northern Territory when it recently chose its youngest member, James Jampajimpa…
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Community connection benefits wellbeing
New research shows that people who live in rural and regional Australia are happier than city folk. Released in January, the latest Australian Unity Wellbeing…
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