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• Councillor Development Strategy


• Dog Attack Reporting


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• On-site sewage management


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• What do I do if I have a drainage problem ?


• What does the Department do to ensure that councils are operating to a good standard?


• What standards apply to the conduct of councillors and council staff?

Recent publications are listed below.

Further publications can be found in our publications area.

Published	Category	Description
25/09/2009	Circulars to Councils Ref : 09-34	Amendment to the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005 - Rate Exemptions And Pensioner Concession (31 kb)	pdf
16/09/2009	Annual Reports Ref : PIDT Annual Report 2009	PIDT Annual Report 2009 (1433 kb)	pdf
11/09/2009	Other Publications Ref : NSW Govt Response to	NSW Governments Response to the Final Report and Recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into the Financial Sustainability of NSW Local Government (76 kb)	pdf
10/09/2009	Circulars to Councils Ref : 09-33	Walk to Work Day - 2 October 2009 (38 kb)	pdf
31/08/2009	Circulars to Councils Ref : 09-32	Updated Meetings Practice Note (35 kb)	pdf
31/08/2009	Practice Notes Ref : Practice Note 16 - M	Practice Note No.16 - Meetings Practice Note (329 kb)	pdf
28/08/2009	Circulars to Councils Ref : 09-31	Maximum Amount Of Minimum Rates 2009/10 (30 kb)	pdf
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The Department of Local Government produces a range of publications, most of which are available for download on this site.

Our publications include: Circulars to Councils, Practice Notes, Annual Reports, Accounting Practice, Comparative Information publications and other General Publications.

Integrated Planning and Reporting Review of Swimming Pools Act 1992 Dog Attack Reporting Ministers’ Awards for Women in Local Government Local Government Reform Program -Promoting Better Practice Review Guidelines on the Procedures and Processes to be followed by Local Government in Public Private Partnerships Standard Contract Of Employment For Council General Managers Standard Contract Of Employment For Council Senior Staff (Other Than General Managers) Positions Vacant A New Direction for Local Government - A Position Paper - October 2006 Planning a Sustainable Future - Integrated Planning and Reporting For NSW Local Councils Asset Management Planning for NSW Local Government - A Position Paper