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The expected rate of sea level rise will have a significant impact on the infrastructure of Australian coastal councils and this will present all sorts…

The Northern Territory’s current 62 Municipal and Community Government Councils will be reduced to 16 on 1 July. Eight of these are new ‘super’ Shires,…

The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* I have been invited to provide a master class by a university working in partnership with Local Government. In…

Speaking at the Local Government Association of the Northern Territory’s recent General Meeting in Alice Springs, the Operational Commander for the Emergency Response in the…

The new imperative for Local Government The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is hosting the National Local Government Shared Services Conference, part of its Future…

The City of Burnside is one of five South Australian Councils developing an innovative tool that allows residents to participate in the Council decision making…

An interview with Frank Pearce, General Manager, City of Glenorchy, Tasmania “Senior Local Government managers need a strong political sense to be able to manage…

Northern Grampians Shire in Victoria and Leeton Shire in New South Wales recently signed up for Civica’s Authority Local Government management software, with both seeking…

Marrickville Council in the inner west region of Sydney has implemented a CoSign® digital signature solution, offering standards and efficiencies across Council’s operations. The solution…

Following the implementation of e-business, Sydney’s Kogarah Council has recognised the importance of the world wide web in communicating with its stakeholders. Often e-business is…

Centrally located on the Murrumbidgee River in the heart of the New South Wales Riverina, Narrandera Shire Council caters for a population of around 6,500…