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Parramatta’s hoteliers and restaurateurs are being asked to help control alcohol related crime. Parramatta City Council has invited licensees to join the Parramatta Liquor Accord,…

Every Local Government ideally wants to represent a strong and vibrant community, where business and community organisations not only thrive but work together to achieve…

The UK Experience by Malcolm Morley * Local Government in England was established after Dr Snow made the connection between the polluted water from the…

The City of South Perth has undertaken a project to create safe nesting sites for Oblong Turtles. Every Spring, female turtles journey out of McDougall…

A resolution passed by delegates at the first National Buying Green 2003 Conference and Expo has set future directions for environmental purchasing in Australia. The…

Recognised as the richest agricultural region in Australia and with a population of over 17,800, Moree claims for itself the title of the North West…

Last December, Melbourne’s Bayside Council announced that Spotless Services Australia Limited was the successful tenderer for its Street Cleaning Contract which began on 1 March.…

About two thirds of the Esperance waste stream ( 7000 tonnes a year) will be diverted from landfill to a new recycling plant at Wylie…

Residents of the City of Clarence in Tasmania are among the country’s best recyclers. The increased enthusiasm for rubbish is a result of Council’s revised…

By Paul Bateson * A ‘scatter-gun’ approach was the way one Council representative described the approach to biodiversity conservation in his Local Government area. The…

Australians produce around five billion litres of sewage a day. Apart from environmental issues, expenditure for water authorities and Councils operating sewage treatment plants continues…

In the late sixties, the City of Salisbury decided to use excess stormwater as the basis for a wetlands area. The City is now recognised…