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Sydney Mayors call for mass transit system
A meeting of Mayors and Councillors from eight Councils in inner Sydney has called for action on increasing traffic and transport congestion in the region.…
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Footprints Eco-challenge – Meet the teams
Meet the teams A group of 20 people will soon find out how much impact they have on the environment. Footprints – tread lightly into…
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Brisbane ranked Australia’s cleanest city
Brisbane has been declared the cleanest city in Australia according to research conducted by the Beverage Industry Environment Council, which monitors national littering every year.…
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Improved web services in SA
South Australian ratepayers have saved more than $2 million and will continue to save more than half a million dollars a year as a result…
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Renewal project in Dallas and Broadmeadows
Urban renewal is a constant and difficult challenge for Local Governments. By addressing this challenge, Hume City Council in Melbourne’s north, won a 2004 National…
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Wins all round through Green Streets program *
Green Streets is Australia’s first integrated sustainable mainstreet program. This unique program fuses economic, environmental, social and cultural elements to create sustainable behaviour change within…
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Local Government will struggle financially with our ageing population
The Productivity Commission has warned that Local Governments will struggle under current funding arrangements to properly provide as Australia’s population ages. Responding to the release…
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ALGA and LGAT promote online services
ALGA has created a Local Government business process repository to enable councils, Local Government Associations and State and Federal Government agencies to work collaboratively on…
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Stronger, more confident and effective councils
The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley * Many people, whether as citizens, customers, Councillors, members of staff, partners, regulators or Government, make New Year resolutions…
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Call for fair rating for wind farms
Green Streets is Australia’s first integrated sustainable mainstreet program. This unique program fuses economic, environmental, social and cultural elements to create sustainable behaviour change within…
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Push button safety in Perth
By world standards, Perth is a relatively safe and secure city. However, the City of Perth has taken steps to improve safety further and increase…
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Opening represents major step forward says Mayor
The official opening of the upgraded Tathra Sewage Treatment Plant represents a major step forward in the Bega Valley Shire’s development according to Mayor David…
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