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Moreton Bay Redcaps (l–r) Cecily Draper, Environmental Health Officer – Redcliffe District; David West, Manager Library Services – Pine Rivers District (Team Mentor); Carol Booker,…

Another World Environment Day has come and gone with Local Governments around the nation joining with their communities to mark the day with a variety…

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…

In May, five Western Australian councils were recognised for leadership in road safety at the 2008 Transport and Roads Conference held in Perth. The Local…

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…