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Ballarat’s desktop employee directory improves security
Prior to the City of Ballarat developing ‘The Source’, staff relied on an internal phone listing presented in a word document format. This created problems…
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Out there 4 U
Out There 4 U – Community Online is a one stop global leisure and recreational website for listing and finding out about joining groups or…
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Shellharbour’s eDA: dynamic and multifunctional
Shellharbour City Council’s Electronic Development Application (eDA) enables applicants to lodge a development application online and then track Council’s processing of the application through to…
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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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