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  • Cork provides an ideal European base

    The Republic of Ireland’s Cork County Council has 48 elected members serving a population of 280,000 people. Cork is the largest of Ireland’s 30 County…

  • Tiger tales for tourists

    Since the last identified member of the species was shot in the north west district of the State in 1931, controversy has surrounded the supposed…

  • Trails bring multiple benefits

    Closed railway lines, old walking tracks and, in some cases, drainage lines in Western Australia are being recycled into an extensive network of trails for…

  • Working Towns promote development

    Working Towns, an amalgamation of the former Regional Towns and Community at Work programs, is assisting South Australian communities to stimulate economic growth and employment…

  • ‘Acres of Opportunity’ in Clifton

    Tucked away between Warwick and Toowoomba, the Shire of Clifton, population 2,500, has found its low key style to be a potential springboard in a…

  • Areyonga – doing it for themselves

    When your community is located hundreds of kilometres from the nearest population centre there is often little point in relying on services from elsewhere to…

  • Community support brings back services

    Inspired by the success of similar ventures in small towns elsewhere, Western Australia’s Shire of Goomalling has reestablished banking services for its community of 1,100…

  • A City grows up

    Nestled at the base of Melbourne’s Dandenong Ranges, Knox became a City in 1969. For over three decades it experienced rapid residential and industrial growth.…

  • Governing for Knox

    Mayor Karin Orpen is enthusiastic about the City of Knox, its residents and its future. She said the people of Knox are eager participants in…

  • On the way to Gold

    Entering the Australian Quality Awards (AQA) for the first time in 1998, Knox easily skipped the foundation stage and took out the second stage at…

  • Getting around becomes easier in Knox

    During Knox’s early years, growth exceeded the provision of public transport and created long term problems for residents and Council. Director Service Planning, Ian Mann,…

  • Changing people’s attitude to road safety

    Knox has received funding from Vicroads to commence a Road Safety Strategy for local thoroughfares. Manager Engineering Services Bruce Conboy said this project will differ…

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