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Randwick City Council leads the way in water savings
Water management has become part the lives of all Australians and we all have a key role to play in managing this precious resource. This…
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NT Emergency Response
On 21 June 2007 the Prime Minister, together with the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Mal Brough, announced emergency response measures to…
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Healthy spaces and places National planning guidelines project
The Planning Institute of Australia, the Heart Foundation and the Australian Local Government Association with support from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing are…
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Partnerships Week 2007:Launch of Toolkits for SMEs
Under the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs strategic framework, Strengthening Australian Communities, Partnerships Week 2007 was held from 20–24 August. Partnership Week…
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Universal design for public amenities award
Incontinence is a significant health problem that has physical, social and economic implications for women and men of all ages as well as children, carers,…
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National Youth Roundtable: bring your ideas!
The National Youth Roundtable provides an opportunity for 46 young people and the Australian Government to exchange ideas on a range of issues that are…
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Sharing Our Achievements: Symposiums on Australian Muslims
In November 2006 the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) launched a whole of government initiative called Sharing Our Achievements: Symposiums on…
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Queensland amalgamations slash Council numbers
Last April, the Beattie Government commenced a review of Queensland Councils, scrapping the Local Government Association of Queensland’s self reform process and raising major concerns…
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Premier faces backlash in the bush
Last April, the Beattie Government commenced a review of Queensland Councils, scrapping the Local Government Association of Queensland’s self reform process and raising major concerns…
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Editorial: Amalgamation not the answer?
The Beattie Government asserts that its recent moves to halve the number of Councils in Queensland from 157 to 73 has been done to improve…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Alderman Kerry Moir, President of the Local Government…
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Hume opens five star green building
In July, Hume City Council opened one of Australia’s greenest office buildings, setting the bar high for all future Local Government and business multi storey…
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