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Citizen to Councillor seminars assist perspective candidates
People in Victoria’s north east considering running for Council elections later this year, and uncertain about what is required or how to go about it,…
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Future directions in training and development
An interview with Jacqui Leach, Human Resources Service Unit Partner at Blue Mountains City Council, NSW. With five years of Human Resources experience at Blue…
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Kit prepares Councils for terrorism
The release of a Counter Terrorism Risk Management Kit late last year has prepared Queensland Councils to play key roles in managing the consequences of…
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Scholarships provide vital skills for Indigenous youth
The West Australian Department of Local Government and Regional Development is providing vital skills to Indigenous youth through its Young Indigenous Local Government Scholarship program.…
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Keeping Councils up to code
Dubbo City Council, located in central New South Wales, recently ran Council wide education and awareness programs to raise the understanding of responsibilities under the…
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Tailored training *
Provision of training, or more specifically, the lack thereof, is currently often cited as the cause for skill shortages or the main reason for staff’s…
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APS Benefits – 100 years of family support
After starting as a funeral fund for Melbourne postal workers in 1905, membership of APS Benefits today offers a range of financial services and is…
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Addressing skills shortage LG national conference
LG national conference 23–25 November, Sydney With skill shortages a problem for all Councils, the 2005 Local Government National Human Resources Conference is a great…
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Training video assists Meals volunteers
The Hume Region Food Services Group has joined with the Victorian Department of Human Services to create what they believe to be the first ever…
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Mediation – a simple strategy in conflict resolution
When conflict arises between staff, with stakeholders or ratepayers many managers and team leaders hope and pray it will just go away. It rarely does.…
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Lending a helping hand
Maryborough City Council is reaching out to the troubled Solomon Islands as a way of helping those in need and also to say thanks for…
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GoGrad – targeting graduates as potential employees for Local Government
With up to 60 per cent of Local Government employees between the ages of 35 to 55 years, and an under representation of young people…
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