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Manly explores structures and lifestyles of a bygone era
With a colourful range of buildings and similarly colourful lifestyle, these very aspects of Manly life are being explored in an exhibition at the Manly…
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Adelaide’s business portal
Adelaide City Council has developed a free online business portal to businesses within the Adelaide and North Adelaide areas.Adelaidebiz.com.au is a new initiative by Council…
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Civic entrepreneurs, catalysts and clusters – The Good Oil by Rod Brown *
The Good Oil by Rod Brown * Clustering concepts are gradually becoming appreciated in Australia. It’s sometimes misinterpreted as trying to recreate Silicon Valley –…
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Geraldton – the ‘No put down’ zone
Imagine a day and place without negativity, self depreciation, or undermining anyone’s self esteem. Sounds ideal, doesn’t it? Well the City of Geraldton in Western…
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Tailor made for asset management
Originally developed as an asset management system to maintain Caloundra City Council’s plant assets, it is now being used to manage water and sewerage treatment…
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Built to last…
Rockhampton boasts oldest original operational reservoirs in stateRockhampton, the service and beef capital of Central Queensland, has another feather to add to its cap. The City is believed to be home to…
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Strategic approach to telecommunications infrastructure
With community consultation and a planning team comprising telecommunications companies, an independent town planning consultant, as well as various design, technical and health advisers, the…
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Councillor profiles
A regular feature, this edition profiling two elected members from Victoria Mayor Meredith Butler,Boroondara City Council, Victoria. Q. Tell us about yourself and your Council?…
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Mildura Airshow a big success
In excess of 15,000 people attended the free MildurAIR’02 airshow on Saturday, 27 April 2002. This was Mildura Rural City Council’s third airshow. Mildura’s unique…
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Youth Councils provide link between youth and Council
To find out the needs and wants of its youth and the best ways to meet them, Queensland’s Emerald Shire Council has assembled two youth…
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Vale George Brown – Darwin Lord Mayor 1992-2002
George Brown was born on 29 July 1929 in Paddington, New South Wales. He was the first of four children born to a Scotsman from…
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Roads of the future – and the future of roads
These are the twin themes of a conference being organised by the Australian Road Federation and the International Road Federation later this year.The 2002 Asia…

