Commitment to good urban design
At a time when it is important to consolidate the growth of towns and cities to avoid additional infrastructure costs and intrusion into...
Broken Hill Queen of the arts
In the film 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert', the City of Broken Hill in western New South Wales was depicted in a whimsical...
Voice of youth
People under the age of 18 cannot vote so their needs are easy to ignore when politicians are planning policy and expenditure. Glenorchy...
Local Councils win cultural grants
Deniliquin Council, the Town of Port Headland and Maribyrnong City Council are amongst 54 recipients of grants totalling $760,000 under the first round...
Best of both worlds
Situated right next door to the Nation's Capital and the picturesque southern highlands of NSW, Queanbeyan offers all the benefits of a rural...
Country living City bonuses
Big brother is hard to ignore when he's right next door. The proximity of Canberra has an undoubted influence on Queanbeyan. With a...
Taking care of business
Local Government today involves much more than simply looking after roads, rates and rubbish. Queanbeyan is determined to run as a viable enterprise...
Lifting the load
Councils spend large amounts of time and resources dealing with the results of stress caused by heavy vehicles using local roads. One way...
Waste not want not!
Sewerage may not be the most glamorous area of Local Government activity but its proper management is critical to the local...
Council census 1991-1996
The Australian Census was conducted on 6 August. Designed to track demographic and socioeconomic changes over the past five years, it is an...
Editorial
When faced with an opportunity to turn back the clock, a majority of voters in three Queensland Councils, Warwick, Gold Coast and Burnett,...
Brisbane Manager wins top award
The Brisbane City Council's Human Resource Division Manager, Lyn Russell, has been named Australian Business Woman of the Year. Joining Council in 1992,...
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Mareebra celebrates park
Mareeba Shire Council is proud to announce that a new playground opened at the Bicentennial Lakes, Mareeba in July 2024.
Mayor Angela Toppin, a...
