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Attracting school leavers to Local Government
School leavers are the primary focus of a new initiative that aims to redress the skills shortage facing Local Governments in Western Australia. The Western…
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Green Precinct for Moonee Valley: a first for Victorian Local Government
Moonee Valley City Council is set to become an environmental leader with its new Green Precinct project. In what Council believes will be a blueprint…
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Logan wins two national e-learning awards
Logan City Council’s Information Services Branch has been recognised for excellence in staff software and computer training at the LearnX Asia Pacific 2008 E-Learning and…
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Future directions in best practice
An interview with Noelene Duff, CEO at City of Whitehorse, Vic Noelene Duff believes working to a limited budget and ensuring environmental sustainability is at…
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State of the art meeting and conference systems*
You may not be aware, but Bosch is the world’s leading manufacturer of conference systems. Its range includes the flagship product DCN, which is available…
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Preparing for an ageing population
An ageing population and loss of young people from rural communities is significantly impacting on the population size and makeup of many communities. This is…
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Dorset benefiting from switch to Civica*
Dorset Council, in northeast Tasmania, is streamlining business processes and improving financial and other reporting after going live with Civica’s Authority Local Government management solution.…
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Copyright obligations – the overlooked risk*
Compliance, corporate governance and risk management all play an important part in managing councils’ financial and operational risks. But have you stopped to consider the…
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Taking a wide view of sustainability
When AlburyCity’s Information Management Team proceeded down the path of a sustainability health check of its operations, the first thing that Team Leader Rikk Price…
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Frontier Software: flexible and functional*
Conceived in Melbourne in 1983, Frontier Software’s flagship product, ‘chris’ (Complete Human Resource Information System), is the result of almost three decades of investment in…
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An agent for change: working with industry to improve local waterways
Located 16 kilometres south of Sydney’s CBD, Kogarah Council is working with local businesses and the community to improve water sustainability. The Carlton Industrial Area…
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Fremantle car share initiative saves money and the environment
The City of Fremantle has launched a new car share program, providing local residents and businesses with the convenience of a car when they need…



