News
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Webbing Whitehorse
With a population where over 47 percent of people have internet access, and nearly 25 percent of the workforce are employed in the Information Technology…
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Award winning customer service
Whitehorse customer service staff can congratulate themselves after achieving a High Commendation in the State section of the Australian Customer Service Association’s Annual Awards. Entrants…
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Equity and access for all
Whitehorse is at the forefront of moves to remove barriers for people with a disability in their dealings with Council and, as far as possible,…
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Saved from falls
As part of its program to ensure older people in Whitehorse lead an active and full life, Council’s Community Care Department has undertaken an extensive…
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You’ll never walk alone
Whitehorse’s leafy streets of well kept gardens, peppered with parks and reserves, provide an ideal environment in which to take a healthy stroll. While walking…
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Managing fire risks
In spite of being a metropolitan area, Whitehorse has over 200 hectares of bushland reserves, many backing on to private property. These provide a wonderful…
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Art in the public domain
Whitehorse has one of the best art collections of any metropolitan Melbourne Council. This is in spite of not having a purpose built gallery, as…
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Planting for posterity
One of the most exciting developments for the long term benefit of Whitehorse, and the eastern region of metropolitan Melbourne, is the creation of new…
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Planning to suit everybody
Situated at the end of the eastern freeway amid tree lined streets and very large backyards, Whitehorse is ripe for medium density development &endash; or…
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Editorial
Over the past decade, all State Governments and the Northern Territory have embarked, in some form or another, along the path of Local Government boundary…
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President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Chris Vardon, President of the Shires Association of…
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Rebuilding East Timor
Victoria’s City of Port Phillip has pledged to assist in rebuilding the East Timor coastal town of Suai. It has entered a five to ten…