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Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte) accepts the Australian Sustainable Communities Tidy Towns Award.
The remote Aboriginal community of Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte), Northern Territory (NT), has been named the 2019 winner of the Australian Sustainable Communities Tidy Town Award. Read more >
The waiting game - has it paid off?*
After a slow start Local Government is well placed to leap ahead into cloud-based service expansion.
TechnologyOne Group Director - Local Government, Peter Suchting discuses the idea that: A slow initial uptake has positioned local government to leapfrog ahead on the cloud journey. Read more >
Meningie projects go ahead
Major upgrades to the Meningie North Jetty and an extension of the Murray Coorong Trail into Raukkan will both go ahead this year.
Coorong District Council, South Australia, has given the go ahead for major upgrades to the Meningie North Jetty and an extension of the Murray Coorong Trail into Raukkan thanks to $1 million from the federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources. Read more >
National conference on infrastructure and asset management*
The 16th Infrastructure and Asset Management Conference will be held 6-7 June at Rydges Melbourne Hotel in Melbourne’s central business district and will continue the tradition of including inspiring speakers from around Australia and overseas.
The principle of ‘good practice’ knowledge sharing will again provide a platform from which improvements in council sustainability will be demonstrated, and actions provided for you to implement at your council.
Case studies will be presented that exemplify responsive and integrated service, asset and financial planning, and credible reporting to stakeholders, in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.
This year’s conference highlights will include: the challenge of integrated planning across the organisation; using smart technology to transform planning and service delivery; stretching asset management performance to deliver better services and community outcomes; stormwater sustainability: the new frontier; and the future of mobility.
Keynote speakers are:
- John Comrie - Director, JAC Comrie Pty Ltd (South Australia)
- Michael Kennedy OAM - Professor of Practice, Monash Institute of Transport Studies, Monash
- University (Victoria)
- Kevin Crutchley - Resource Efficiency Manager, Christchurch City Council (New Zealand)
- Dawn Inglis - Manager, Waikato Road Asset Technical Accord (RATA) (New Zealand).
Various sponsor and exhibitor opportunities are available at the conference.
If you are interested, please contact sponsorship[@]mav.asn.au or download a prospectus from the MAV website mav.asn.au/events/sponsorship
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Action against family violence
Mayor Greg Williamson puts on the first bin sticker to kick off the Mackay Draws the Line sticker campaign.
Domestic and family violence is the number one callout for general duty police cars in Mackay region and shows no sign of changing. Read more >
The remote Aboriginal community of Santa Teresa (Ltyentye Apurte), Northern Territory (NT), has been named the 2019 winner of the Australian Sustainable Communities Tidy Town Award.
