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McGreen and clean in Newcastle
The local environment is benefiting from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between McDonald’s Australia and Newcastle City Council, a first for Australia. This has resulted…
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Reclaiming early history
Emerging from its historical identity as a centre of Australian heavy industry, Newcastle is aiming to preserve that history. It has also looked further back…
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Harbourside development set to take off
Fifty hectares of surplus State Government land, adjacent to the city centre and running along Newcastle’s picturesque Harbour, is ripe for development. Angus Dawson, General…
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Celluloid substitutes for steel
Attune to the changing structure of industry in Australia, Newcastle has seized on the growing demand for Australian film and television production. For the last…
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Newcastle Foodsafe
Council has moved to raise the level of hygiene in its many food premises. With the City looking to enhance its tourism potential, having top…
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Editorial
With some 300 delegates attending the inaugural National Rural Roads Congress held recently in Moree, the message was loud and clear, action is required now.…
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President’s comment
Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Councillor Jamie Edwards, President Western Australian Municipal Association. ‘The…
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Bill redraft to give Councils more say
The Western Australian Municipal Association has welcomed an announcement by the new Minister for the Arts, Mike Broad, that the proposed Culture, Library and the…
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Community Services with the morning news
An initiative to publicise the activities and events organised by Rockhampton City Council’s Community Services team has resulted in a handy pocket sized calendar. This…
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Urban community bank
Perth’s City of Bayswater is set to head along the path already trodden by many rural Councils, establishing the first suburban community bank in Western…
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A National Training Package for LG
By Nick Crosling, Chief Executive of the National Local Government Industry Training Advisory Board. The National Local Government Training Package was endorsed by the National…
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Setting the pace in water management
Wide Bay Water, the business unit of Queensland’s Hervey Bay City Council, is recognised both nationally and internationally for its expertise in water management. By…
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