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The Adelaide City Council’s strategy to transform the West End into the arts centre of Adelaide has been given the seal of approval with the…

As each new apartment block and warehouse renovation moves off the drawing board and on to the streets of Adelaide, more and more people are…

Twelve kilometres north of the CBD lies Wingfield, Adelaide’s waste management centre. One of the largest waste management facilities in Australia, this 94 hectare site…

The City of Adelaide has a strong commitment to continual improvement in environmental management and performance. To ensure the protection and enhancement of the city…

Water and its quality are essential to a city’s health and that of its environment. Adelaide City Council is taking an active role in ensuring…

The City’s mix of heritage buildings and houses are one of Adelaide’s most attractive and distinctive features. Nearly 20% of the City’s buildings are listed…

With assistance and support from the National Native Title Tribunal and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has…

At the recent Tasmanian Local Government Conference, Futurist Dr Peter Ellyard, referred to the ‘death of national government and birth of community’. However, on the…

Each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Mayor Rosemary Craddock, President of the Local Government Association…

Gold Coast City Council’s Water Directorate has become Queensland’s first water authority with its entire operations meeting strict environmental and management standards. Water, Wastewater, Beaches…

Brisbane City Council is demonstrating a positive commitment to staff by endeavouring to address domestic violence issues through the workplace. The initiative emerged from the…

Works designed to remove algae and odours from the City of Albany’s foreshore lakes will bring the added bonus of improved recreational and aesthetic value.…