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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.…
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Indigenous leaders support call for service delivery audit
More than 60 Indigenous leaders from Queensland’s 17 First Nations councils have gathered in Cairns this week to discuss common issues affecting their communities, such…
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The story of Chinatown adds another chapter
Of all town centres in Western Australia, none has the history of Broome’s Chinatown precinct. With foundational ties that stretch back to the Dreaming, and…
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Road safety for local government fleet operators*
Fleet management organisations (FMOs) can help local government agencies and councils create a fleet policy that covers various safety aspects to ensure that vehicles are…
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Local duo transforms asset management system
An asset management system transformation at Devonport City Council, Tasmania, has placed its Works staff ahead of the game in terms of real-time asset mapping…
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Carbon farming
Aboriginal carbon farmers based in northern Australia have joined the fight against climate change following an agreement between the City of Sydney and the Aboriginal…