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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.…

When bushfire season comes to the south of Western Australia, tough, reliable and safe equipment for quickly building firebreaks and clearing burning trees and other…

More than 200 delegates attended the Local Government Association of South Australia’s (LGASA) Annual General Meeting in October. Following reports on both Council and LGA…

At the 2006 Local Government Managers Australia National Congress in Perth, FOCUS invited delegates to nominate individuals or teams from their Council who are improving…

After starting as a funeral fund for Melbourne postal workers in 1905, membership of APS Benefits today offers a wide range of financial services, such…