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Tasmania releases review of financial sustainability
In March, President of the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT), Mayor Mike Gaffney, released a new report into the financial sustainability of Tasmanian Councils.…
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Changes to rating disadvantaging NSW regional Councils
Councils in regional New South Wales are facing the loss of millions of dollars in rate revenue, with State legislation separating land and water for…
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Queensland to undergo historic reform
With more than 1,100 Councillors, Queensland’s 125 local Councils and 32 Indigenous Councils are to undergo their first sweeping reform in more than a century.…
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Queensland’s Local Government Week drives along – despite government roadblocks
From 28 May to 2 June, Queensland Councils and their local communities will celebrate Local Government Week 2007 with the theme ‘Roads – Driving Queensland,…
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Alternative transport helps our planet
More than 7,000 people turned out for Thuringowa City Council’s Better Earth Expo staged at its Riverway precinct in March. As the region’s biggest ever…
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Reorganising Local Government complexity
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* UK Local Government is complex, particularly where there are Parish or Town Councils, District or Borough Councils and County…
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Whyalla fights for its ratepayers
Located on the Upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia, Whyalla Council is fighting a new $105 annual levy on the City’s ratepayers, which it believes…
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Women, finance and super
Leading practitioners and academics in the superannuation and finance fields will discuss and illustrate the importance of Women, Finance and Super in a session at…
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Australian launch of Council HRIS*
Northgate HR is pleased to announce the recent launch of its flagship payroll and HR product, ResourceLink. “Resourcelink is used by 60 Councils in the…
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Geraldton Aquarena leads the way
Earlier this year, eight people from across Western Australia gathered at the Geraldton Aquarena for a Pool Operations Training course. The Pool Operations Training is…
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Innovative solutions abound at Logan City Council
In April, Logan City Council announced its 2006 Employee Innovation Awards. Major prizes went to staff involved in developing and constructing two new pieces of…
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Future directions in administration and management systems
Future directions is a regular feature. This month we interviewed Russell Peate, CEO District Council of Grant, South Australia. With 27 years experience in the…
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