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Python Jetter clears fast
Aussie Pumps are building the most advanced drain cleaners in the world. They supply them for clearing blocked domestic drains, but also for municipal sewer…
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Urgent action needed on childcare
NSW councils are demanding urgent action to expand and properly fund council-run childcare services in response to a parliamentary inquiry into the early childhood education and care sector, finding that…
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Paving the way sustainably
City of Moreton Bay is paving the way for more sustainable roads, partnering with infrastructure company Fulton Hogan in 2024/25 to facilitate a Queensland first research and development project aimed…
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Taking a hard-line on soft plastics
Giving soft plastics a second, third, fourth life – and counting. “Nice work Surf Coast, your soft plastic recycling efforts are paying off, with the first shipment from Anglesea now…
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Greater Geraldton bridge lauded
City of Greater Geraldton bridge replacement project wins prestigious engineering award Inovative engineering has earned the recently completed Nangetty-Walkaway Road Bridge Replacement Project top honours at the 2026 Institute of…
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New paint technology at Alexandrina
A paint trial is taking the heat out of Alexandrina’s council infrastructure. Alexandrina Council’s Alexandrina Wastewater division is trialing new paint technology to cool down the temperatures inside cabinetry housing…
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Rotary honours library employee
Whyalla Public Library’s Chris Barsby has been recognised for her outstanding contribution to youth learning, receiving a Special Community Award from the Rotary Club of Whyalla. The award celebrates her…
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Surfcoast Ecotourism champs
Ecotourism Australia is proud to announce that the Surf Coast Shire has officially earned ECO Destination Certification, formally recognising the region’s adherence to global best practice sustainable tourism and environmental…
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Special transformative project for Bayside
In the northwest pocket of Bayside City Council’s municipal boundary, something very special is happening. Yalukit Willam Nature Reserve is a transformative project. The former golf course-to-nature reserve conversion is…
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Big attraction for tiny town
Dozens of tourists have created history as the first passengers in decades to arrive in the tiny southern Queensland town of Thallon by rail. Excited passengers travelled for hours on…
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Together Butchulla Talk
A new Indigenous book celebrating the Butchulla language and local animals was launched at Hervey Bay Library earlier this month with storytime, language, dance and art activities for families to…