Councils across the country have taken to Twitter to show residents #YourRatesAtWork.
National Local Government Twitter Day – happening today – is in its third year running.
The initiative aims to give councils reason to communicate the diverse and sometimes unexpected roles they play in communities.
President of the Australian Local Government Association Mayor David O’Loughlin said councils have a long history of servicing communities and responsibilities are continually evolving to meet local needs.
“The sector has since evolved to become a well-developed national network of around 536 councils Australia-wide providing a range of more than 150 essential services to communities, which have broadened to areas such as recreation, health and welfare as communities’ demand for these services has grown.
“Many of these services are taken for granted, but they play an important role in strengthening local communities and ensuring greater social equity and inclusion.”
Visit #YourRatesAtWork hashtag to see more tweets like the examples below.
Our street cleaners keep more than 25,000km of roads clean and safe across the city #yourratesatwork pic.twitter.com/czd9hn4Gcy
— Hume City Council (@HumeCityCouncil) July 31, 2017
Did you know? @BalonneSc controls and maintains the St George Airport? #yourratesatwork #stgeorge #swqld #outback #beautifulbalonne pic.twitter.com/vNyTrkPcqd
— BalonneSC (@BalonneSc) August 1, 2017
Redlands IndigiScapes has recovered & recycled 70kg of soft plastics, 45kg of household batteries + 160kg of storage media! #YourRatesAtWork pic.twitter.com/q25zUanTZH
— Redland City Council (@RedlandCouncil) August 1, 2017
Did you know 260,303 library items were borrowed from @CampaspeLibrary over the 16/17 year #YourRatesatWork pic.twitter.com/VQRFJcDrtK
— Campaspe Shire (@campaspeshire) August 1, 2017
