The University Graduate in the Local Government Service

1934 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249
Author(s):  
Hherman Finer
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Government Service ◽  
The University

The Place of Lump-Sum Benefits in Superannuation Schemes

1960 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 3-22
Author(s):  
P. R. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Pension Scheme ◽  
Government Service ◽  
The Public ◽  
Insurance Contracts ◽  
Lump Sum ◽  
Considerable Success ◽  
Industry And Commerce

It has long been recognized by statute and by general consent that the main purpose of a pension scheme is the provision of annuities for employees on their retirement and for the dependants of employees who die either in service or after retirement. In recent years, however, the provision of lump-sum benefits in addition to annuities has become widespread; in national and local government service, and in some of the public boards, superannuation arrangements include the provision of lump sums on a substantial scale. In industry and commerce, the advantages of tax-free lump sums have been vigorously sold, with considerable success, by brokers specializing in pension-scheme business.The objects of this paper are to place such claims in perspective and to explain in broad terms the various methods by which lump-sum benefits may be provided. Reference will be made to insured and to privately administered schemes, but the detailed provisions of trust deeds and insurance contracts are not within the scope of this paper.

Introducing Mobile Technology into an Australian City Council

2011 ◽  
pp. 848-858
Author(s):  
Joanne Marie Curry
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
City Council ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Client Expectations ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
Australian City ◽  
The University ◽  
Heterogeneous Workforce

In an ongoing bid to provide high quality local government services, Penrith City Council partnered with the University of Western Sydney to derive a mobile strategy for the development of a range of handheld systems for use in the field. Several R&D projects aimed at determining the viability of using mobile technology for the conduct of off-site health, building and development and sewerage inspections and the allocation of parking and waste management infringements were conducted over a two-year period. Some significant issues relating specifically to the implementation of mobile technologies in a large Australian city council were encountered including: release hype vs. the implementation realities of mobile technology, technological options for the introduction of mobility, user acceptance of new technologies, management of client expectations, and local government standards and guidelines and their impact on development directions. The experiences and lessons that were learned from these projects can be of assistance to other local government agencies and similar organisations employing a heterogeneous workforce that is restrained by external legislation and policy.

scholarly journals Some reflections on the Conference Background Paper: 'Improving Local Government: the Commonwealth Vision'

2010 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Joe Stern
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
International Development ◽  
Vision Statements ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
Development Department

Even before considering its content, one has to admire the confidence of Dr. Philip Amis to undertake the preparation of a paper titled: Improving Local Government: the Commonwealth Vision. Dr. Amis, head of the International Development Department at the University of Birmingham and a trusted friend of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, would have understood the challenges of this assignment. There is no commonly accepted definition of ‘local government’ and practitioners have agreed that replicable models or templates for local government improvement are hard to find. Moreover, the Commonwealth is not much easier to define than local government and has been reticent historically to translate its various ‘vision’ statements into actionable plans.

scholarly journals Partnerships in Environmental Education: The University of Notre Dame Australia, CALM, Local Government and the Community

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 157-159
Author(s):  
Angus Morrison-Saunders ◽  
Gil Field ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Heritage Management ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Recreation Planning ◽  
Planning Project ◽  
University Of Notre Dame ◽  
The University ◽  
Heritage Area

The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM), which is responsible for the management of natural areas in public ownership within Western Australian and wildlife management throughout the state, has entered into a partnership with the University of Notre Dame Australia to deliver some of the units within their Environmental Studies and Tourism programmes. CALM involvement with the university started in 1994 with the provision of occasional guest lecturers and involvement in field excursions with the students over a range of units (eg. during visits to national parks and other sites managed by CALM). More recently, however, CALM have taken the responsibility for presenting two units in their entirety: ES/ BS 181 Ecotourism and Heritage Management andES280/380 Recreation Planning and Management. In addition to the partnership between these two institutions, the two units directly involve local government and the community.This paper presents details of the two units and discusses how this partnership contributes towards community leadership and responsibility and represents effective environmental education.In order to appreciate the educational benefits of the partnership between CALM and the University of Notre Dame Australia, a brief overview of the two units taught by CALM is provided.The Ecotourism and Heritage Management unit focuses on interpretation techniques in natural and cultural heritage area management and the business of cultural and ecotourism. Subjects include interpretive planning, project design and evaluation as well as the planning, design and presentation of ecotours and other guided interpretive activities.

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