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Reporting to meet stakeholder expectations*
Keynote speakers at the 2007 Australasian Reporting Awards Seminar on Reporting will focus on the need for government agencies to improve the way they report…
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Masterclass explores community change and strategic vision*
The 21st century has brought an onslaught of global change – with issues such as population, natural resources and the environment driving the world into…
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Mainstreet a great success
Organisers of the 2007 Mainstreet conference held in March introduced an innovative format with the first day of the conference being staged in the City…
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Challenging focus
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* As I’m writing this article Councils who have made bids for unitary status are waiting to hear if they’ve…
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Free transport in Freo
In a trial designed to improve bus access to the Fremantle CBD, the FreoStar bus service kicked off in March as a free service to…
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Major fuel savings at Redland
Over the next three years, Redland Shire Council will replace its fleet of 147 operational vehicles to four cylinder models, saving 26 per cent in…
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IPWEA re-establishes division in Victoria
The Victorian Division of the Institute of Public Works Engineering, Australia (IPWEA) is re-establishing itself as a separate entity after having amalgamated with two other…
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Latrobe technology a first for maintaining road safety signs
Victoria’s Latrobe City Council has successfully pioneered the Australian development and use of a testing procedure for assessing road signs and their retroflectivity. Council’s Senior…
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Aboriginal employment plan helping Redfern turn the corner
The City of Sydney has introduced an Aboriginal Employment Plan to ensure Indigenous workers benefit from the $20 million upgrade of Redfern and Regent streets…
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Future Directions in Engineering and Technical Services
An interview with Alex Sheridan, Executive Manager Technical Services, Town of Victoria Park, WA As Executive Manager Technical Services at the Town of Victoria Park…
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Pittwater hosts free builders’ information night
In March, 40 builders and tradespeople from Sydney’s Pittwater area attended a free information night hosted by Pittwater Council. Council’s compliance officers addressed a number…
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Online DA service a first for Sydney
Strathfield Municipal Council is the first Sydney Council to offer applicants a fully online development application lodgement and tracking service. Strathfield is a medium sized…
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