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Cowra community supports local family
On Australia Day, hundreds of residents joined with Cowra Shire Council to send a message to politicians that they are 100 per cent behind the…
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Australia Day celebrations around the nation
On 26 January, Local Governments around the nation celebrated Australia Day with festivals, entertainment and citizenship ceremonies. New South Wales’ City of Lake Macquarie celebrated…
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Sydney City plans for a safer Oxford Street
The City of Sydney’s popular Oxford Street precinct will become safer for the thousands of people who visit every weekend to dine, shop and visit…
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The Field Days are back
Mark your diaries for 16 & 17 May 2007 The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (NSW), organiser of CivEnEx – “The Engineers Field Days”,…
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A regional approach to reduce waste to landfill in metropolitan Adelaide
Six Councils in the southern and western region of Adelaide have come together to develop a Regional Waste Management Strategy and Plan. The region comprises…
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Local leisure membership promotes good health for staff
Over the past decade, staff at Port Stephens Council in New South Wales have been keeping fit and healthy thanks to a Workers Health Initiative.…
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Online program improves induction process
Together with human resource consultants, Chandler Macleod, Mackay City Council has developed and successfully trialled a working model of an online induction program for the…
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Managing new directions
In Public Works Engineering, we often see reference to ‘change’ and ‘new directions’ in conference themes, but it is not always clear why. The Public…
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Futuristic’ new version next from Aurion*
At its inaugural User Conference on Queensland’s Gold Coast last October, Brisbane based Human Resource Management provider, Aurion, previewed upcoming changes and enhancements to its…
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Project Connect boosts women’s leadership role figures
South Australia’s City of Salisbury has seen an 11 per cent increase in the number of women in leadership positions since 2003 as a result…
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New Technical College for Bendigo
The Greater Bendigo City Council has agreed to sell a central site for the establishment of a Federal Government backed Australian Technical College. Mayor of…
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Future Directions in Occupational Health and Safety
Future Directions is a regular feature. This month we interviewed Max Roberts, Risk and Safety Management Officer, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania. “A positive safety culture…
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