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Youth on Wheels is back on the road
District Council of Grant, South Australia, is pleased to announce the re-commencement of Youth on Wheels, after a short term hiatus of the program as…
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Pop-up pedal parks on trial
Randwick City Council has announced sections of Clovelly Beach and Chifley Sports Reserve car parks will be temporarily turned into pop-up pedal parks. The pop-ups…
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‘One Million Jobs’ – a fascinating input from a think tank – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
In late June, the Energy Change think tank, Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), released a very cogent and timely document called the Million Jobs Plan. Every…
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City staff support employment variation
City of Albany, Western Australia, employees overwhelmingly supported a proposal take a pay cut to save jobs and assist Council to balance its budget in…
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Libraries offer alternative to gambling venues
Libraries in Glenelg Shire, Victoria, are set to open ‘after dark’ thanks to a successful funding bid. The Portland Library has secured two years of…
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Braille stickers support residents through three-bin rollout
Mildura Rural City Council, Victoria, will make braille stickers available to help people who are blind or have low vision more easily identify each of…
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Fresh food goes to landfill
New research has revealed more than half of all landfill waste in metropolitan Adelaide could have been recycled simply by using the correct recycling or…
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GM ban lifted with opt in clause
In May 2020, the South Australian Parliament passed legislation which lifted the moratorium on production of Genetically Modified (GM) crops within the state. The Government’s…
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Good neighbours donate to bushfire affected residents
Shoalhaven City Council welcomed Blacktown City Council Mayor, Tony Bleasdale OAM, to present a donation of $30,000 to the Shoalhaven Mayor’s Bushfire Relief Fund on…
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Corporate recovery ahead of schedule
Just twelve months in to a three-year program, the City of Perth’s plan for corporate recovery is more than 50 percent complete. Born from an…
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Mayor Sam Telfer – President’s comment
President Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA of SA The past few months have reinforced the strength, relevance and value of local government, especially…
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Wik Elders walk on Country with Aurukun youth
Wik Elders will continue to take Aurukun’s young people on Country to learn about cultural practices with a program run by the Aurukun Indigenous Knowledge…
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