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A model for financial sustainability
By Tim Jackson CEO The financial performance of the City of Playford has undergone a dramatic turnaround since Council was created in 1997 through the…
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Working with other Councils on financial sustainability
By Wendy Campana, LGA (SA) Executive Director The City of Playford Council has been a strong participant in activities generated by South Australia’s Local Government…
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Financial sustainability – it can be done
When the City of Playford was formed in May 1997, it inherited an annual operating deficit (before capital revenue) of $10 million and a significant…
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Munno Para library service
The new Munno Para Library Service is proof that financial constraints can lead to innovative ways of funding community services. Over 20,000 customers per month,…
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Playford Civic Centre makeover
A shining statement of confidence in the future of the City of Playford is the $12.6 million Civic Centre opened in March 2004. The Playford…
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Urban regeneration for Playford North
The Playford North Urban Regeneration Project is the most significant urban regeneration/development project in metropolitan Adelaide. The project encompasses all aspects of residential development and…
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Elizabeth Regional Centre revitalisation
Following amalgamation in 1997, it was clear a turnaround was essential for the City of Playford’s future financial sustainability. Playford’s largest private ratepayer, the centre…
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Population policy: Prosperity through People
The State Government adopted and distributed a Population Policy for the State, ‘Prosperity through People’, in March 2004. This advocates a population increase for the…
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Tackling the graffiti blight
Every year, Councils across Australia are spending millions of dollars removing graffiti from public places. If we add to this the clean up for Federal…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Geoff Lake, President of the Municipal Association…
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Toowoomba raises the bar with community safety
In 1995, Queensland’s Toowoomba City Council introduced its City Safe program to enhance public safety and the wellbeing of residents and visitors to Toowoomba. Some…
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Cooperative approach for flood management
Launceston City Council is working with the Tasmanian State Government on a flood management program after limitations were recently identified in the City’s outdated flood…
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