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	Local government in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Local governments are subdivisions of the states and the Northern Territory.
		Local government powers are determined by State governments; there is no mention of them in the federal constitution - a 1988 referendum to explicitly insert mention of local government in the federal constitution was comprehensively defeated.
		Local Government Areas (LGAs) are the official unit of local government.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_government_in_Australia (678 words)

	CNES: Australian Local Government submission on GATS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Local government is concerned that its regulatory and administrative powers may be diminished as a result of GATS negotiations in some of the service areas outlined in the discussion paper.
		Local government has been facing revenue pressure in recent years as a result of growing demand for services and increasing devolution of responsibilities from the Commonwealth and state governments, in a context of declining (in real terms) revenue grants from federal and state governments.
		Local government supports the adoption by the WTO of a broader classification scheme for environmental services that is based on the UN Classification of Environmental Protection Activities and used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
	www.servicesforall.org /html/trade/submission_GATS.shtml (2727 words)

	Special report: local government in Canada
		Local governments are therefore 'creatures of the provinces'.
		Local governments continue to receive their powers and responsibilities from the provincial legislatures and they have limited fiscal (taxing, spending and borrowing) and policy autonomy.
		Urban local governments have sought to apply user charges to new areas such as water metering and tip fees and 'collection of garbage, various licensing and inspection services, and even for police and fire services when attending traffic accidents in which non-residents of the municipality are involved' (Graham et al.
	www.dotars.gov.au /local/publications/reports/2002_2003/C7.aspx (5552 words)

	Local Government in Asia and the Pacific - Australia
		In local government, apart from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils or community councils where the majority of councilors are Indigenous Australians, there are only 23 elected to other local authorities with one of them being elected as Mayor.
		General systems of local government in the six states were put in place around the middle of nineteenth century.
		Voting is either by optional preferential method (for 20 local governments divided into single-member electoral divisions) or by first past the post (for 105 local governments which are undivided for electoral purposes or have multi-member divisions).
	www.unescap.org /huset/lgstudy/country/australia/australia.html (3256 words)

	Local government in Australia: Imagining a different future? (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If local government wants to be regarded as a force in government and politics, it must devote more resources to being widely informed and being able to present a convincing and powerful image of its potential and capacity.
		Local government must have arguments and examples to show why it needs more powers, setting out a case to demonstrate how it can use those powers to benefit not just local areas but the country as a whole.
		Once people in local government have devoted resources to canvassing a new model or models of local government, the basis will be there for a vision, a new politics and party platforms which not only offer constituents choice at the local level but also can carry over into state and federal politics.
	nga.alga.asn.au.cob-web.org:8888 /generalAssembly/2004/01.presentations/13.rosemaryKiss.php (1726 words)

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		Local government in Australia is showing interest in knowledge management, as evidenced by the development of infrastructures and by concerns with the loss of knowledge and the deployment of mechanisms for the sharing and reuse of knowledge.
		As in many countries, local government in Australia is facing severe difficulties of reduced resources and increased accountability on the one hand, and enhanced expectations from the public for a growing and increasingly complex range of services on the other.
		A major reorganisation of local government in Australia was conducted in 1992 and a number of local authorities are facing the possibility of further restructuring.
	www.tlainc.com /articl16.htm (5368 words)

	Local government - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state or province.
		Local government in Scotland is arranged on the lines of unitary authorities, with the nation divided into 32 council areas.
		Local government of the United States refers to the governments at the city, town, village, or civil township level in the United States of America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Local_government (1962 words)

	Local Governance in Australia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Local government bodies in receipt of Federal Government financial assistance grants that are established under separate State legislation or declared by the Federal Minister are excluded).
		Some local governing bodies are recorded as having no area because their boundaries are not defined (for example, Indigenous community councils) or they do not have a responsibility for providing property services within a particular area of land (Outback Areas Community Development Trust in South Australia).
		The decline in Local Government's share of taxation over the past three years is evident in Figure 1.1, where it has fallen from 3.2 per cent in 1998-99 to 3.1 per cent in 1999-2000 to 3 per cent in 2000-01.
	www.dotars.gov.au.cob-web.org:8888 /local/publications/reports/2001_2002/C1.aspx (3256 words)

	Adelaide - No Smoke Without Fire Firewood Conference: Local Government in SA - Does it Have a Role? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The issues related to woodsmoke from combustion heaters and the depletion of native vegetation are separate, non-related issues from a local government perspective.
		Local government is capable of responding to certain maters under certain statutes, but only within the scope of their enabling provisions.
		In many instances local councils are the first point of contact for people who are seeking to resolve a matter that affects them at the local level.
	deh.gov.au /land/publications/firewood-conferences/adelaide/local.html (667 words)

	The Constitutional Status of Local Government in other Countries - Other themes in the countries Local Government ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Local authorities should deal comprehensively with all domestic issues for which the public sector is responsible, `from taxation assessments to water and air purification'.
		Local government units which are very large are felt to be too remote from their populations.
		Dutch local authorities have learned the importance of solidarity, and their local authority association [V.N.G.] is probably the most powerful and effective such institution in Europe, both as a lobbyist and as a provider of many services to its members which elsewhere would have to be sought from central government or other agencies.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /cru/documents/con-status-09.htm (1347 words)

	City Mayors: Local government in Australia
		The National Office of Local Government is the branch of the Commonwealth government charged with managing relations with the third tier of government in Australia.
		The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) came as a result of the coming-together of state and territory associations as long ago as 1947.
		Local governments have to make do with talking, through their state associations, to state and territory representatives about everything that interests both sides.
	citymayors.com /government/aus_locgov.html (1389 words)

	Local government - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In modern nations, local governments usually have fewer powers than national governments do.
		Corsica and Paris (both a commune and a département) are local government sui generis.
		The local industrial councils are Tefen in Upper Galilee (north of Karmiel) and Ramat Hovav in the Negev (south of Beer Sheva).
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Local_government (1972 words)

	Government in Australia - australia.gov.au
		The form of government used in Australia is a Constitutional Monarchy — ‘Constitutional’ because the powers and procedures of the Commonwealth Government are defined by a written constitution, and ‘Monarchy’ because Australia’s Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II.
		The rules of government for this new nation were enshrined in the Australian Constitution, which defined how the Commonwealth Government was to operate and what issues it could pass laws on.
		Local governments are established by state and territory governments to take responsibility for a number of community services.
	www.australia.gov.au /govt-in-aust (601 words)

	The Marketing of Place by Local Government in Regional Australia to Attract and Retain Population
		In Australia, as in many other developed countries, regional and rural areas are suffering from an overall decline in population with a specific loss of young adults (16-30 year olds).
		A decline in population, linked with the Australia-wide problems of ageing populations and diminishing birth rates, is leading to a social and economic decline in many regional cities and towns that threatens their long-term sustainability.
		Local government is beginning to use place marketing to attract and retain residents in addition to its traditional use of place marketing to attract tourists, industry and investment.
	h05.cgpublisher.com /proposals/94/index_html (217 words)

	Government in Australia
		The House is thus the House of Government.
		This majority party becomes the government and provides the ministers, all of whom must be members of Parliament.
		When it was altered to 18 in 1973, Australia became the 54th country in the world to adopt a franchise age of less than 21 years.
	www.spinneypress.com.au /192_book_desc.html (901 words)

	WA Local Government Association - Welcome
		Local Governments across the State are joining forces this Christmas to support the WA Local Government Association’s RoadWise Program White RibbonsTM for Road Safety campaign.
		The Association is not a government body, but is an independent, membership-based group representing and supporting the work and the interests of 144 Local Governments statewide.
		Overcoming the severe skills shortage facing Local Government is a key objective of a new television advertising campaign to be launched this weekend.
	www.walga.asn.au (573 words)

	Australian Local Government Guide - Now Online! (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This is the definitive guide to local government in Australia, and a must for anyone with an interest in local issues and politics.
		The traditional print version of the Australian Local Government Guide is available as a 12-month subscription which comprises of 3 fully updated editions published each March, July and November.
		Profiles of local councils and municipal authorities throughout Australia.
	www.localgovernments.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 (302 words)

	Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW - Home Page (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Local Government Association of NSW and the Shires Association of NSW are the peak industry bodies for Local Government in NSW.
		The Strengthening Local Government program was initiated by the LGSA in August 2006 to respond to the findings and recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Financial Sustainability of NSW Local Government.
		The LGSA has endorsed a Policy Platform for the March 2007 State Election that outlines the main issues impacting on Local Government and their communities, and asks political parties to commit to do something about them if elected.
	www.lgsa.org.au.cob-web.org:8888 /www (233 words)

	City Mayors: Local government in Bolivia
		The nine departments were granted increased autonomy in 1995 and further local government reforms were enacted in 2005 with the first direct elections for departmental governors.
		Hugo Banzer, a rightist colonel and head of the education ministry, staged a successful ‘revolution’ in 1971 against the leftist coup which had taken power from him and his allies one year previously and he then held onto power for seven years, banning leftist parties and closing the universities.
		Bolivia’s modern constitution was promulgated in 1967 and amended in 1994, with a strong executive presidency and a weaker bicameral Congress, which consists of the 130 seat Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados, elected by proportional list and single-member divisions) and the 27 seat Senate (or Camara de Senadores, elected three senators per department).
	www.citymayors.com /government/bolivia_government.html (1427 words)

	Australian Local Government Association
		The Australian Local Government Association commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to complete this national study on the financial sustainability of local government.
		The study identifies that local government is responding to rising community expectations by providing a growing range of essential services and infrastructure that underpin local communities.
		Local government roads and transport strategy - launched
	www.alga.com.au (118 words)

	Department of Local Government and Regional Development
		This means that the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development’s acceptance of the Local Government Advisory Board’s recommendation supporting the amalgamation stands and the amalgamation will go ahead.
		This new legislation changes the date for local government ordinary elections from the first Saturday in May to the third Saturday in October.
		The Local Government Advisory Board (the Board) has received a proposal from the Shire of Northam and the Town of Northam to amalgamate.
	www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au (402 words)

	Australia's National Local Government Newspaper Online > Home Page (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.columbia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		With intergovernmental relations growing in importance, it is clear that various Federal and State Government program and grant regimes are looking more and more favourably on Councils that are consulting widely with their residents and can demonstrate that their community is strongly behind them.
		In various parts of Australia, planning issues continue to be a sticking point between Local Government and their State counterparts.
		Earlier this year, the New South Wales Government's changes to its Environmental Planning and Assessment Act increased the Minister for Planning's powers to intervene in local decision making, thereby reducing the ability of Councils and their communities to shape the future of their localities.
	www.lgfocus.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 (719 words)

	Local Government Association of South Australia - Welcome - Adelaide, South Australia
		Local Government Association of South Australia - Welcome - Adelaide, South Australia
		Welcome. SA depends on local Councils for economic, social and environmental support through libraries, roads, recycling, recreation, immunisation and many other services. Councils are part of our system of government and work together through the Local Government Association.
		Strengthening Local Government - draft proposals for consideration of Councils - click here.
	www.lga.sa.gov.au (150 words)

	City of Whitehorse - Local Government in Australia
		Local Government is the 'third arm' of Government in Australia, alongside the State and Federal Parliaments.
		It is the most accessible level of government for the average citizen.
		The City of Whitehorse, like the State and Federal Governments, has a 'legislature' made up of elected representatives (Councillors).
	www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au /Page/PagePrint.asp?Page_Id=321 (300 words)

	A consultancy in municipal engineering for local government in Melbourne, Australia-Clancy J Philippe and Associates ...
		Clancy J. Philippe has a background of more than 25 years international local government experience, having very successfully occupied positions from the most junior to the most senior in the industry.
		Lately, he was also heavily involved in technology transfer for Local Government through his late position as Manager, Local Roads and Transport Services at ARRB Transport Research in Melbourne, Australia.
		His expertise is in municipal engineering with a focus on road asset management, pavement condition monitoring and the development and promotion of best practices for Local Government authorities.
	www.cjp.net /cjp.html (244 words)

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		This Class consists of units mainly engaged in Local Government administration.
		The Industry M8113 - Local Government Administration in Australia ranks 33 out of 496 by industry turnover and its life cycle is in a mature phase, which means that the industry is generally growing at at the same rate as the economy.
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	www.marketresearch.com /land/product.asp?productid=1076128&progid=3602 (279 words)

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