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Sufficient cement to fill Mildura Rural City Council’s existing Olympic swimming pool twice over has been used to complete Stage 2 of the City’s landmark…

The Centre for Developing Cities, based at the University of Canberra, draws on Australia’s significant achievements in urban management, and on international skills and experience…

Mention environmental management to Local Government managers, who are struggling to find the money to maintain their roads and provide other basic services, and they…

Beaches are a wonderful amenity but if not properly cared for they can be a health hazard both in and out of the water. Problems…

Queanbeyan residents are enjoying a new waste management system introduced in March. Under the new system, residents now have a three bin service. It comprises…

In October 2001 Newcastle will become the first city outside a capital city to host the Australian Masters Games. This will be the eighth time…

In 1997, when BHP announced it would be stopping all steel production at its Newcastle plant the natural initial reaction was ‘gloom and doom’. However,…

According to General Manager, Janet Dore, Newcastle is definitely experiencing a renaissance. “The emphasis is very much on the ‘new’ in Newcastle – new opportunities,…

“The high level of professional excellence among Council staff is reflected in a number of innovative projects,” Janet Dore said. “Hosting the International Pathways to…

A 100 hectare redevelopment of surplus industrial land, known as Steel River, is a prime example of the new direction Newcastle is taking in the…

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…

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…