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Three Councils were among the winners in the recent Queensland Design Awards presented by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects. Brisbane, Bundaberg and Logan City…

Matters of environmental health are an important part of Local Government activity. Because they concern public well being, health and safety they are often fraught…

The need for training to enable employees to broaden their skills, maintain up to date knowledge and function efficiently is not confined to the youngest…

Forty years ago Hobart City Council introduced the concept of the parking officer to Australian cities. Parking officers endeavouring to enforce efficient, equitable and safe…

Libraries are one of the great community resources available to the public courtesy of Councils around Australia. The Town of Claremont in Western Australia has…

“With the City’s population doubling in the past 15 years, careful planning is essential,” said Mayor John Smith. “Council has taken a very professional approach…

Bellingen Shire, as Coffs Harbour City Council’s closest southern neighbour, will benefit from the decision to host the 1998 Local Government Association Conference, in that…

Joining Coffs Harbour and Bellingen Shire in hosting delegates and visitors to the 1998 Conference is the Shire of Nambucca. At the southern gateway to…

Until recently, Council was managing a range of Community services and facilities. Since 1995, it has been working with service users and staff introducing an…

Come November, Coffs Harbour will host the Inaugural Holiday Coast Fiesta, an annual celebration to take place in Melbourne Cup Week every year. While an…

Coffs Harbour, Nambucca and Bellingen Councils have developed a unified approach for promoting their popular region with an organisation known as Tourism Holiday Coast. Situated…

When 500 mm of rain, or 16 inches on the old scale, fell within six hours on 23 November last year, the equivalent of almost…