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One stop shop for environmental concerns
Warringah Council, on Sydney’s northern beaches, is seeing the benefits of combining all its environmental services – from bushland works to waste education to catchment…
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Australia’s first drumMUSTER at Gunnedah
Australia’s first drumMUSTER collection was held last month at Gunnedah Shire Council in NSW. drumMUSTER is the national program for the collection and recycling of…
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Park and ride
Public transport has a number of advantages over private transport. It reduces the volume of traffic, road accidents and pollution. It also requires less road…
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Oops, no excuses
While many Councils provide facilities for dog owners to clean up the indelicate messages their pets leave behind its not easy to ensure everyone uses…
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Environmental Insight from CivicView*
CivicView, the fully integrated Local Government management package, that has been developed by Insight Informatics and Kempsey Shire Council, can incorporate a Geographical Information System…
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Parramatta – the Centre of Sydney
Parramatta is a primary centre in the Greater Sydney Region, second only to central Sydney in the size of its workforce and range of functions.…
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Prosperity and livability
Parramatta has a brilliant future. Inward investment is creating many new jobs, bringing greater prosperity to the whole region. “Commercial rent is cheaper than Sydney’s…
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A tidy reputation to uphold
Parramatta is not resting on its laurels after winning the 1998 Metro Pride Award. The award, which is presented to the tidiest metropolitan Council from…
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A blueprint for Parramatta’s future
Strategic planning, to maximise growth opportunities and continue to shape Parramatta as a vibrant, cosmopolitan and sustainable City, has led Council to foster a number…
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Sharing the Olympic spirit
From almost any highrise building in Parramatta’s CBD you can see the hive of activity at Homebush Bay &endash; home of the Sydney 2000 Olympics.…
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Cutting edge service delivery
Alongside strategic planning at a regional and City wide level, Parramatta City Council has carried out organisational changes to improve service delivery. Council’s mission is…
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Working with the community
Parramatta’s intention is to work with the community and encourage people to participate in making the City a better and safer place in which to…