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Tasmania’s West Coast Council Waste Management

Tasmania’s West Coast Council

Waste management strategy How JustWaste helped Tasmania’s West Coast Council develop a waste management strategy by turning barriers into enablers. Isabel Axio shares the case study. In Australia, 71 percent of the population reside in urban areas, where, naturally, their waste management funds, projects and markets are centred. The other 27...
NZMCA driving domestic tourism to the regions Tourism

NZMCA driving domestic tourism to the regions

The New Zealand Motor Caravan Association (NZMCA) strategy to drive domestic tourism to our country’s regions is picking up pace. This summer, the association has unveiled new initiatives to encourage its almost 90,000 individual members to stop and spend time in the off-the-beaten-track areas often overlooked by mainstream tourism. As a key...
Mike Manson – 40 years & counting Information Technology

Mike Manson – 40 years & counting

Last year SOLGM honoured ALGIM CEO Mike Manson for his 40 years of work in local government. Mike spoke with Ruth Le Pla about how the sector has changed and his predictions for local government IT of the future. Tick that Asked to name the biggest challenges that technology has resolved during his 40-year career in local government, ALGIM CEO...
Hells bell. Will we drown? Legal

Hells bell. Will we drown?

Legal framework unfit to cope with costs of sea level rise. So much for the debate on whether climate change is real. Now we must decide how to pay for it. I am no expert on climate change but I have little time for the sceptics and there is no doubt that the time for action is upon us. At the end of January LGNZ, as part of its Climate Change...
The perfect match? LOL Local Government 101

The perfect match? LOL

By Elizabeth Hughes –Elizabeth Hughes Communication. Imagine going on a date with local government. Local government dating profile: His* photo is slightly out of focus (he’s new to selfies). Clearly visible in the background is a pile of clothes he tried on and discarded before finally deciding that the polo shirt would send the right...
Asbestos – New waste industry guidelines Waste Management

Asbestos – New waste industry guidelines

WasteMINZ has just released a set of new guidelines on handling asbestos. Paul Evans alerts councils to their responsibilities. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was once commonly used in building construction and insulation for its desirable physical properties, including strength, affordability and resistance to heat and fire....
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