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The Local Government Association of South Australian (LGASA) in collaboration with Standards Australia has developed new governance guidelines for the State’s 68 Councils. The guidelines…

Hobsons Bay City Council is using its Customer Service Team as an in house “temp” agency, placing highly skilled and well trained officers into temporary…

The City of Melville has taken out the Local Government Water Efficiency Category of the Western Australian Water awards 2006. Held in Perth in October,…

The ALGA has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to prepare a report titled, A Practical Way Ahead: National Financial Sustainability Study of Local Government. Its findings were released…

Some of the key resolutions debated and carried. A full list of all Resolutions is available on the ALGA web site at www.alga.asn.au Resolution: 1…

A snap shot of key issues raised in the addresses by various Federal MPs at the General Assembly. Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads,…

Next year the National General Assembly on Local Government will be staged in Darwin from 26-29 November. In inviting delegates to the Northern Territory next…

In various parts of Australia, planning issues continue to be a sticking point between Local Government and their State counterparts. Earlier this year, the New…

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…

Hornsby Shire Council’s Waste Services Branch has just completed a comprehensive study into community attitudes to recycling which has culminated in a 40 page marketing…

Mayor of Maribyrnong, Councillor Janet Rice, has won the Cycling Promotion Fund’s national ‘Award for Contribution to Cycling by a Politician’ for her efforts to…

Councillor Profiles is a regular feature. This month we feature two Councillors from the Northern Territory. Councillor Jodie Locke, Katherine Town Council, Northern Territory Q.…