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Belmont takes top honours in customer service
Western Australia’s City of Belmont has taken out the Local Government division of the 2006/2007 Customer Service Institute of Australia Excellence Awards for customer service.…
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Balanced funding and spending key to sustainability
It took more than the usual public exhibition process for Newcastle City Councillors, staff and ultimately the community to get a handle on the issues…
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Pictorial manual addresses skills shortage and asset management
Following a number of staff movements and retirements, Blacktown City Council wanted to be proactive in addressing the loss of corporate knowledge and experience in…
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Rockhampton focuses on roads maintenance and management
An unusual looking high tech vehicle is working on streets across Rockhampton as part of Council’s commitment to a ten year plan to continue rebuilding…
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Frankston planning for a greener future
Frankston City Council is celebrating ten years of action in tackling greenhouse gas emissions. Council was one of the first Local Governments in Australia to…
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Recycling – Easy as 1.2.3.
During the first six months of 2006, Hornsby Shire Council’s Waste Management Team conducted a broad scale community consultation into the future direction of its…
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Sowing the seeds for a sustainable future – with Ricoh and Earthkeepers™*
Ensuring the earth’s future viability needs affirmative action today from businesses and the community. It also means educating and empowering the adults of tomorrow. Earthkeepers™…
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The Darling, the drought and the dust*
The Murray Darling Association invites you to take part in its 63rd National Conference and Annual General Meeting. To be staged in Bourke from 12…
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New bore site generating 2.5 million litres of water per day
In June, Brisbane Lord Mayor, Campbell Newman, tapped into one of the City’s oldest natural water supply systems to help beat the worst drought and…
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Innovative partnership model for infrastructure development
Cardinia Shire in southeast Melbourne took out the prestigious Local Government Professionals Award for Excellence in the Community Assets and Infrastructure division for its Connecting…
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$13.8 million funds boost for communities and emergency volunteers
Local communities and emergency service volunteers across Australia will share a $13.8 million funding boost as a result of the latest round of grants under…
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Getting the message across
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* In July, I spoke at a conference organised by the Government’s Communities and Local Government Department. The title of…
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