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An environmental program developed by the City of Charles Sturt in South Australia recently won a United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Award.…

Liverpool City Council has won a major environmental prize for its efforts in creating a more sustainable future. Council’s Environment Plan and Biodiversity Strategy initiatives…

No electricity bills ever, virtually maintenance free, easy low cost installation, a choice of modern or heritage styles, and no underground or overhead services, it…

Citiwater – a business unit of Townsville City Council – has won the environment category of the 2003 Queensland Engineering Excellence Awards for its Magnetic…

Following the introduction of South Australia’s new Food Act, Adelaide City Council is using a high tech management tool called Audit-Easy for external auditing and…

Camden Council in south west Sydney is hosting Australia’s first scientifically validated biodiesel trial. Biodiesel is a fuel made from vegetable oils, such as sunflower,…

Think Global, Act Local is a well worn mantra from the 1980s but the future impact of decisions made by Local Government on our energy…

With a population of some 150,000 people, Campbelltown City Council is the twelfth largest Council in New South Wales. In the 2001 census, almost 50,000…

Dalby Town Council in south west Queensland believes it is the first Australian Local Government to set up a reverse osmosis water treatment plant. The…

The National Local Government Engineering Medal for 2003 was recently awarded to Group Manager Public Works and Services, Tony Reed, and Ryde City Council for…

Paying rates at newsagencies Long queues at Municipal Offices for the payment of rates and other Council services may be a thing of the past.…

As part of the Adelaide City Council’s New Directions Strategy to engage the community and key influencers in City decisions, studies undertaken with the aid…