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Wingfield Centre helps reduce waste
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…
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Committed to the environment
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…
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Quality waterways a priority
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…
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Maintaining Adelaide’s unique heritage
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…
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Native title: a new guide for LG
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…
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Editorial
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…
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President’s comment
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…
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Quality certification a first
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…
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Domestic violence and the workplace
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…
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Foreshore works to improve environment
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.…
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Kiwis help Toowoomba ‘fix it’
Toowoomba City Council is enlisting the help of residents in tracking matters which need attention in the City. Mayor Tony Burke said that Council was…
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BEP solutions for Internet payments
Local Government bodies can now more easily identify, select and procure products and services for enabling online service delivery through the Business Entry Point initiative.…
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