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Budget provides SA stymulus
This year’s federal budget includes several key initiatives relevant to the local government sector, including funding to support council-led projects to stimulate economic recovery according…
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Geelong signs collaboration deal with Changwon City
Greater Geelong Deputy Mayor Trent Sullivan and South Korea’s Changwon City Mayor Mr Huh Sungmoo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two…
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Land swap for flood prone Tweed businesses
Flood-prone businesses keen to move to higher ground through an innovative Land Swap arrangement are urged to register their interest with Tweed Shire Council. Since…
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Come meet Phil LePetit from LG Focus
Find us -Local Government Focus (LG Focus) – at booth eight at this year’s ALGA Conference and come along, talk to Advertising Manager Phil Le…
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Greens call for more active travel
ACT Greens Jo Clay MLA has released a discussion paper detailing why more active travel is needed and how to get it. “Canberrans love active…
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Parkes conference host
Parkes Shire Council has won the right to host the prestigious 2023 Local Government NSW (LGNSW) Water Management Conference, which is expected to attract hundreds…
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Transforming South East Queensland Together
An idea generated by the then Mayors of South East Queensland in 2014 came into being in March, when the Australian Government, the Queensland Government…
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Suzette Beresford PSM, Mayor Paroo Shire Council
The Paroo Shire covers a large area of south west Queensland adjoining the NSW border. The town of Cunnamulla is located approximately in the middle…
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ALGA praise budget
Strong advocacy from the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and Australia’s 537 councils has delivered a $500 million extension of the Local Roads and Community…
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Councillors say enough is enough
More than thirty mayors and councillors including many from some of the nation’s most flood damaged regions have called on the government to do more…
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Rate cap devastating blow
The financial sustainability of councils in NSW is again under threat, after the state’s Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) handed down a historic low-rate…
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Everybody needs good neighbours
A large crew of Redland City Council officers and sub-contractors joined together to help neighbouring councils clean up after recent severe flooding. Mayor Karen Williams…
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