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At the recent Local Government Managers Australia National Congress at the Gold Coast, Local Government FOCUS invited delegates to nominate individuals or teams from their…

Sunset over Prince of Wales and Thursday Islands taken from Horn Island. Photo Chloe Johnco. As the northernmost Queenland Council, Torres Shire comprises all of…

It took more than two years for Queensland author and historian, Dr Tony Matthews, to research and write what is certainly Australia’s largest regional history.…

The Good Oil * by Rod Brown Australia’s minerals export boom to China did not happen overnight. In 1986, our Ambassador to China convinced Canberra…

Ross Povey, Director Planning and Development, at the City of Stirling has been awarded a Conservation and Sustainability Practitioner Fellowship from the Alcoa Foundation. City…

The Darebin Enterprise Centre Ltd (DECL) has taken out the Business Incubator of the Year – Non Technology Award at the National Business Incubator Association…

Mayor Bryan Small, Northern Grampians Shire, Vic Q. Why did you become involved in Council? This is a question I often ask myself, usually over…

This is the second in a series of articles by Ron Exiner* looking at approaches Local Government can take to cement its place as a…

Conducting a random breath test is Senior Constable Matthew Brooks with the Lachlan Highway Patrol. The IPWEA/RTA Local Government Road Safety Strategy works to raise…

Port Macquarie Link Road. The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) NSW Division recently conducted the 2008 NSW Excellence in Engineering Awards.  Held in…

Fremantle City Library is boosting its stock of large print books for the elderly and sight impaired thanks to a bequest of almost $40,000. Rosalie…

Quick facts • Geographical area of 343,500 hectares • 6,600 population • 12 Council members (including the Mayor) • 56 full time employees • 2,695…