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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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Nillumbik’s cross organisational management program
Seventeen staff from Victoria’s Nillumbik Shire recently completed Council’s Frontline Management Program. Graduates from the program obtained a Diploma of Business after attending a six…
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LGAT assists careers in Local Government
The Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) is providing bursaries for study at the University of Tasmania to Local Government employees in Tasmania and their…
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Building remote communities requires action *
Growing demands placed on local Councils and resource centres in remote areas is highlighting a need to take a fresh look at building capacity among…
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