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Councils install email and web security*
Hobsons Bay City Council and Nillumbik Shire Council are just two Local Governments that have installed IronPort’s C100™ email security appliance. IronPort® Systems, Inc. is…
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Alert system connects the police with the local community
The City of Belmont and the Western Australia Police are working together through what is believed to be the first internet based crime prevention communication…
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Future directions in Information Technology and Communications
Future Directions is a regular feature. This month we interviewed Karen Vought, Chief Information Officer, Gold Coast City Council, Queensland. Gold Coast City Council’s Chief…
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Effective HR solutions for Local Government*
IECOM Group Pty Ltd is offering Local Government world class state of the art solutions that will revolutionise the way HR and other information workers…
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Website reduces compliance burden for small and home based businesses
Thirty Victorian Councils are participating in a project led by Whittlesea City Council that will allow small and home based businesses to identify and understand…
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A milestone of success
2007 marks the tenth year for the highly successful Local Government conference on IT organised by the Coffs Harbour City Council. From humble beginnings with…
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MiMAPS reduces pressure on planning department
Mackay City Council is using an innovative online tool that provides residents and ratepayers with access to a wide variety of information on land and…
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New software promotes business excellence
Located midway between Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, the City of Gosford has developed an IT solution to manage its performance reporting. Council’s…
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LGASA puts Councillor’s faces to names
South Australian residents are finding it easier to contact their local Councillor following a Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) initiative to showcase them…
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Graffiti workshops online at Frankston City Council
In the past, graffiti and the Internet have been cited by some as negative aspects of youth culture, but combine the two and you get…
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Fremantle’s seniors share their stories
The Film and Television Institute WA (FTI) is assisting Fremantle residents aged 55 and over to develop a series of three minute films that depict…
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Computer workshops to assist Tasmania’s elected members
Recognising that some of its elected members have not had the benefit of growing up in the computer age where computer literacy is now taken…


