By Adam Coleman in Canberra While 2006 has been a landmark year for local government with momentum created from the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) ‘3Fs’ campaign for formal recognition, fair…
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Join the purchasing evolution
By Jane Garcia NSW councils are invited to join a new sustainable procurement program provided by the Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) and funded by the NSW Environmental Trust….
NSW job sites aim to attract council employees
By Adam Coleman The Local Government and Shires Association (LGSA) of New South Wales and MyCareer.com.au have joined forces to create an online job site that specifically promotes local government…
Waterless wok targets heavy water usage
By Adam Coleman Wollongong and Hurstville City Councils in conjunction with the Ethnic Communities Council of NSW (ECC NSW) is targeting an area of excessive water usage with an inventive…
Twenty-first century services on a nineteenth century rate base
By Jane Garcia in Leura The Local Government and Shires Association of NSW (LGSA) launched its State Election Policy Platform at the Local Government Association’s (LGA) annual conference held in…
Commitment needed to grow arts culture: Garrett
By Adam Coleman Australian arts and culture are not receiving the advocacy they deserve in the national leadership, and need a robust commitment to arts education, a creative industries agenda…
SA councils respond to sustainability inquiry
By Jane Garcia in Adelaide Local government representatives gathered in Adelaide for the Local Government Association of South Australia’s (LGA of SA) annual general meeting and associated workshops yesterday and…
GPs key in event of Pandemic says ANU
By Adam Coleman In the event of a pandemic influenza outbreak, general practitioners would be crucial to prevent a large number of Australian deaths recent research from the Australian National…
Programs attempt to cool ‘Ice’ come-down
By Adam Coleman The battle to halt the rise of arguably Australia’s worst drug problem has begun, with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) conducting world-first clinical trials…
Mildura takes scholarly approach to skills shortage
By Adam Coleman Victoria’s Mildura Rural City Council has developed a scholarship program for engineers in an attempt to make some inroads into overcoming the problem of local skills shortages….