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Employment peaks in Greater Dandenong
Greater Dandenong’s future is looking stronger than ever, as the City’s unemployment rate hits a 15 year low. According to the Commonwealth Department of Employment…
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Top class community facility
Since opening only a few months ago, the Paddy O’Donoghue Centre, a state of the art community facility in the heart of Noble Park, has…
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Historic agreement to start addressing cost shifting
On 12 April, representatives from all three spheres of government signed an historic agreement to help counter cost shifting. The intergovernmental agreement (IGA) is designed…
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The IGA in a nutshell
The IGA provides a framework to improve the way the three spheres of government relate to each other to achieve the best possible outcomes for…
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Editorial
The recent sign off on the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) by representatives from the three spheres of government has been welcomed by Local Government as a…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor John Rich, President of the Local Government…
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Battle of the Cans workshop for skatepark makeover
Alice Springs Town Council recently held a ‘Battle of the Cans’ workshop as part of National Youth Week. Teams of young artists and volunteers competed…
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FOCUS website turns ten
It is now ten years since we started putting all editions of Local Government FOCUS online. Our site (www.lgfocus.com.au) provides readers with the option of…
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Vandal resistant bus shelters to promote public transport
The City of Melville in Western Australia is installing new vandalism resistant bus shelters to encourage higher patronage on public transport. The new structures will…
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Global warming – let’s watch China
The Good Oil by Rod Brown* I have been a long time sceptic of many claims emanating from environmental groups. But a colleague, a top…
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Urban/rural friendship alliance
On 5 May 2006 Hobsons Bay City Council and Buloke Shire Council established a friendship alliance, when the Mayors of Hobsons Bay, Councillor Carl Marsich…
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SEGRA Adaptable Regions: open minds open opportunities
28-30 August 2006, Northern Tasmania, Launceston ‘Adaptable Regions: open minds open opportunities’ is the theme for the tenth national Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia…
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