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Testing for the X factor
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley* There is a television program in England called Stars in Their Eyes where aspiring singers imitate famous stars. It’s…
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Hepburn Council takes no risks and wins
Hepburn Shire Council, located in Victoria’s popular spa country region, has won the Victorian Risk Management Excellence Award for 2005. The award recognises innovative risk…
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Future directions in business and sustainability
Is your Local Government driving efficiency? Stuart Jardine, Chief Executive Officer of the City of Gosnells (current Western Australian Local Government of the Year), shares…
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Safe, healthy staff can greatly improve the bottom line for Local Government
Human resources experts have long recognised the benefits of improving business through corporate health programs, staff social clubs and workplace safety. However, measuring the impact…
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Broadband connects Burnie
Burnie City Council in Tasmania has been awarded a commendation in the 2005 National Awards for Local Government for its new Regional Broadband Community Network.…
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IBIS system helps share the rate burden
Irrespective of size, location and resources, all share the problem of how to allocate the rate burden across their rate base to effectively meet Council’s…
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Engineer training enhances Melbourne as employer of choice
Engineers at the City of Melbourne can now work to become chartered engineers by undertaking a new training program. Lord Mayor John So said Council…
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New CEO for LGMA
John Ravlic has been appointed the new CEO of Local Government Managers Australia’s national office and will commence duties on 14 December 2005. John is…
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Kiama leads the way in sustainable development in New South Wales
Kiama Municipal Council is leading the way in sustainable development in New South Wales. Council was a finalist in the Environment and Heritage category at…
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Extending the value of spatial data
Shrinking budgets and increasing community demands for higher services levels with fewer people and resources is impacting on all governments. Keeping up with infrastructure demands,…
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Innovative development application technology receives industry recognition
Pittwater Council in New South Wales has been recognised by the State’s peak professional body, the Planning Institute of NSW, for its electronic assessment process.…
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Trust sustains rural business
You do all this environmental work on the farm but how do you know it really makes a dent? This was one of the burning…
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