News
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Town centre upgrades underway
Southern Mallee District Council, South Australia, has commenced construction on the $4 million upgrades to the Pinnaroo and Lameroo town centres after awarding a major…
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Culture, not as we know it*
The importance of workplace culture has been a trend of conversation for people and culture managers around the world, long before the pandemic forced us…
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Calling time on junk food vouchers in kids’ sport
Five local Victorian councils have joined forces with VicHealth in a bid to phase out unhealthy food vouchers in children’s sport. The Healthy Sports Reward…
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Coastal management plans funded
Shoalhaven City Council, has successfully obtained five grants valued at more than $1.1million from the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE)…
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Online petitions make it much easier to have your say
Having a voice in the community has become easier for people in the City of Gosnells, Western Australia, thanks to the introduction of online petitions,…
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Residents’ vision for town centre
Teresa Saunders from Pialba and nine-year-old Robbie Weger, from Torquay were announced winners of the Pialba Town Centre Master Plan Competition run by Fraser Coast…
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City celebrates
Devonport City Council, Tasmania, celebrated its 40th birthday with a community celebration on Wednesday, 21 April in the Rooke Street Mall. Mayor, Annette Rockliff said…
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Art unifies community
A special new community mural was unveiled on 28 April, at the entrance to the Deer Park Library in the City of Brimbank, Victoria. The…
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President’s comment – Cr David Clark President Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
The recent release of the Framework for Reform discussion paper by the Victorian Government’s independent expert panel looking at Victoria’s building regulatory system presents the…
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Youth services funding boost
Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, has welcomed a significant funding boost to build an integrated youth services hub in Rosebud. The $4.3million allocation from the State…
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Greener road trial
The new trial method incorporated the use of recycled glass and reclaimed asphalt pavement amalgamating it into the asphalt base layer. Kialla Lakes Drive was…
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Housing emergency declared
Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, has declared a housing emergency due to a lack of availability and affordability of houses in the Tweed area.…