Local governments are made up of councillors and local government workers. Councillors are elected members of the local community. They meet regularly to make decisions about what is best for their community.In Local Government you can find out about how a local council is organised and run. You can read about council elections, voting and how by-laws are made. You can also find out about the many services provided by local government.Covering subjects from the Humanities curriculum this book is from the Mac Australia Topics series that combines brilliant photography and visual literacy elements with authoritative text matched to students' reading ability. Text Type: Information Report & Reading ages: 8.5-10 years.