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An initiative of the Flinders Island Tourism Association, www.flindersislandonline.com.au is showcasing Flinders Island and the Furneaux Region to the world via the world wide web.…

With over 120 spectacular beaches, finding one just for yourself is not hard. Add to this rugged ranges, world-significant wetlands, abundant wildlife and flora, crystal…

The Mutton Bird and Cape Barren Goose are among the countless bird life that can be found on Flinders Island. Matthew Flinders had first reported…

Is this the hardest golf course in the world? The Roaring Forties howl across the nine hole course on Bass Strait’s Flinders Island. The wind…

Killiecrankie diamonds are still to found on Flinders. But if someone finds one, a visitor or a local, they have to send them away to…

NT Minister announces regional partnership agreements In the six months since the election of Clare Martin’s Labor Government in the Northern Territory, there has been…

Darwin City Council welcomed some 800 people who travelled to the Top End to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the first bombing raids on Darwin…

Increasing responsibilities; rising community expectations; difficulties in keeping up with infrastructure maintenance, together with an escalating problem if this expenditure is deferred; soaring insurance premiums;…

In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Johanna McLuskey, President of the Local Government…

In late 1999, when the Queensland Government announced that the $570 million Tarong North power station would be built, Kingaroy Shire Council swung into action…

A forecast of the challenges ahead, forming partnerships and a greater leadership role by Local Government were just some of the issues covered at the…

Member Councils of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) overwhelmingly endorsed changes to the MAV Rules at a Special State Council meeting held on 28…