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Councillor profiles
Councillor Helen Galton, Darwin City Council, NT Q. How long have you been on Council? I have spent eight years in Local Government. I was…
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A hop, skip and a jump to Qld Local Government Week 2008
From 4 to 11 June, Queensland Councils and their local communities will celebrate Local Government Week with a theme of ‘Good Health’, featuring the tag…
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Storm front brewing with NT’s reform process
With the Northern Territory Government’s announcement on 12 February that the proposed Top End Shire will not be formed and subsequent resignation of the Local…
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Jondaryan purchases Mobile Lip Ramp
Jondaryan Shire is the latest Council to purchase a Mobile Lip Ramp from Skateramps Australia. Located on the Darling Downs of Queensland, Jondaryan covers more…
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What if…?
The 2008 LGPro Annual Conference centred around the theme ‘What If…?’ and sparked much discussion on the progress Local Government can make in reconciliation following…
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Latrobe cleans up at LGPro awards
At its annual conference dinner in February, LGPro announced the winners of its Awards for Excellence, which acknowledge the outstanding contribution made by Local Government…
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Rock to success
Do you have an interest in the dynamic world of Local Government politics? Do you work in or with a Local Government institution? Or, do…
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Mitchell builds on community relationships
Mitchell Shire Council in Central Victoria has appointed Catherine Watts as its first Community Relations Officer (CRO). Catherine will liaise widely with local groups and…
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Surviving the communication jungle
The 2008 National Local Government Public Relations and Communication Conference will be held in Sydney’s CBD from Wednesday 7 May to Friday 9 May 2008.…
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WALGA launches new plan for the future of Local Government
A new plan for the way Local Government operates in Western Australia was launched on 28 February. More than 250 industry representatives attended the launch…
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Lifting the burden
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* Albert Einstein once said, “Not everything that counts can be counted…and not everything that can be counted, counts.” This…
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Sustainability strategies to integrate community needs, services and assets
The fifth National Local Government Asset Management and Public Works Engineering Conference has a new enhanced program with three concurrent conference streams. The Municipal Association…
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