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Neil Crompton a new face at BTS*
Australia’s best known motorsport commentator, Neil Crompton, has taken up a role as the public face of Boylan Traffic Solutions. The race driver and Channel…
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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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Lessons from Earth Hour—the ‘give it a go’ campaign
By Andrea Ferris* Earth Hour, the Banksia Award winning global climate change initiative of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Australia, is arguably one of the world’s…
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Everyone a winner with new disability inclusion project
In October, Western Australia’s Acting Minister for Disability Services, Dr Graham Jacobs, launched a project that could provide the start for our next paralympic champions.…
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Making sport sustainable with artificial turf*
Climate change is a reality and is an issue for all communities and industries in Australia, including football and cricket, which require an oval to…
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Hornsby’s Earthwise
With around 70 per cent of its area either a national park or nature reserve, residents of Hornsby Shire are right behind Council’s Earthwise program.…
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Tapex artificial turf a headturner*
The dramatic acceleration in the swing to artificial turf has seen it appear everywhere from the bowling greens to the backyards of Australia. Tennis courts,…
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Broken Hill hosts NSW LGA annual conference
In opening the recent New South Wales Local Government Association 2008 conference, Association President, Councillor Genia McCaffery, pointed out that many delegates had only been…
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South Australian Local Government in good shape
Staged in Adelaide from 23 to 24 October, the Local Government Association of South Australia’s (LGASA) 2008 Annual General Meeting featured two days of discussions…
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Counting the cost
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* Spiralling inflation has reduced the real terms value of money that councils receive in grants from Central Government and…
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MAV meeting future needs
President of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), Councillor Dick Gross, said that Local Government is working in collaboration with the State Government to reform…
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The importance of Local Government elections
By Peter Johnstone* “Why should I bother about Local Government elections? I don’t know enough about the candidates and voting won’t make much difference. Council…
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