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Two wheels are better than four
It is certainly a case of two wheeled transport being better than a fuel guzzling Council car for Bertrand Cadart, the French expatriate Mayor of…
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A green Christmas in Sydney
For the first time ever, the City of Sydney celebrated last Christmas with green powered Christmas lights. The energy taken to light the City of…
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What are your assets doing tomorrow?*
Maintaining an inventory of assets and their condition, defining optimal replacement strategies and meeting statutory reporting requirements are all objectives the Asset Manager must achieve.…
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Young Leader award for Council horticulturalist
Whitehorse City Council’s Horticultural and Landscape Services Coordinator, Steve Day, has been named Victorian Young Leader for 2008 by the Nursery and Garden Industry Australia…
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Improving local sustainability
Local Governments across Victoria are busy progressing environmental programs and strategies to improve local sustainability. Around $1.8 million of funding has been allocated to 16…
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2008 LG Asset Management and Public Works Engineering Conference
Have you reserved 9–10 April 2008 in your diary to attend what will arguably be the most progressive and informative civil engineering conference staged in…
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Making connections
People from all parts of Central Victoria recently gathered at a workshop in Mount Alexander Shire to explore ideas for increasing transport accessibility and mobility…
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Productivity Commission draft report released
A draft report from the Productivity Commission on Local Government’s revenue raising capacity was released last December. The final report is due to be presented…
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Central–Local concordat
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* A groundbreaking agreement has been signed between the UK Government and the Local Government Association to establish a framework…
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Community Harmony at your fingertips
On March 28, Macquarie University and the Australian Government’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship Partnerships Program will launch StepOne – an online Community Harmony Guide…
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Some guiding principles
Remember your target audience Building harmony and community cohesion is not just about ‘CALD communities’. Too many ‘harmony’ projects forget to include Anglo Celtic Australians.…
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StepOne to shed light on LAMP program
The Local Area Multicultural Partnership (LAMP) Program is promoting access, participation and cohesion in Queensland’s culturally diverse society. Established in 1998, the project is a…
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