News
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Safety first at the City of Palmerston
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has named Palmerston as the Northern Territory’s first International Safe Community, following its safety and injury prevention work with the…
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New sweeper chassis – Euro IV compliant, greater payload
Managing Director of Schwarze Industries Australia, Mike Webber, recently spoke to Local Government FOCUS about the latest version of the popular, Australian built range of…
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Councillor profiles
Mayor Bertrand Cadart, Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, Tasmania Q. How long have you been on Council? I was elected, last on the post, for a…
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LGANT meets in Alice Springs
Welcoming delegates to the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (LGANT) General Meeting, hosted by Alice Springs Town Council on 17 and 18 April,…
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Community harmony guide for Local Government*
www.stepone.org.au Community cohesion in multicultural settings is a very significant and growing area and councils are increasingly being expected to provide a leading role in…
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Innovation abounds at Ku-ring-gai
Stretching from Roseville to Wahroonga on Sydney’s upper North Shore, Ku-ring-gai is one of the most populated Local Government areas in New South Wales, with…
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ALGWA: future looking brighter, but more to be done
Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) National President, Kaele Way, said that while the recent Queensland elections saw females winning 34 per cent of Councillor…
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Improving community engagement
South Australian Councils are looking to an international framework to help improve community engagement. South Australia’s Local Government Association (LGASA), with assistance from the State…
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Entries open for IPWEAQ excellence awards
The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia Queensland Division (IPWEAQ) is calling on Queensland Councils to submit their projects to the 2008 Excellence Awards. Held…
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Asset management conference in Melbourne
The 2008 Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) National Local Government Asset Management Conference added two new streams – drainage and water sensitive urban design; and…
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Free Austroads guides*
Austroads produces a number of quality guides and research reports, which assist road agencies in the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of their road…
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Green fuel trial aims to reduce emissions for Gold Coast City fleet*
Neumann Petroleum, Australia’s largest independent fuel company, is supplying clean burning biodiesel for a Gold Coast City Council trial – which aims to reduce vehicle…
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