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Innovative design by local request
Burdekin Shire Council has installed a state-of-the-art new swing design at Coutts Park playground, allowing parents and their young children to enjoy the facilities together.…
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National Cabinet – getting the ALGA to the table – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Australian Local Government Association President, David O’Loughlin, made a very good pitch last month for ALGA involvement in the new National Cabinet arrangements. He argued…
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Staff embrace redeployment opportunities
Wollondilly Council staff whose roles have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 social distancing measures have been given the opportunity to support other critical service areas…
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Doorstep delivery is out of the box
Scenic Rim Regional Council, Queensland, has taken an out of the box approach to meeting the social and economic impacts of COVID-19, partnering with local…
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Electric car network reaches West Coast
Preparations are underway to revitalise a new and changed visitor economy on Tasmania’s West Coast in the wake of COVID-19. Through the Electric Vehicle ChargeSmart…
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Mayor David O’Loughlin Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) – President’s comment
Like green shoots emerging after drought-breaking rains, our local communities are starting to show unmistakable signs of renewed activity after two months of Covid-19 lockdowns.…
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Capturing history with ‘My COVID-19’
With COVID-19 restrictions starting to ease, City of Mount Gambier, South Australia, is calling on its community to share their experiences during the pandemic and…
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A stand against bullying
Cessnock City Council, New South Wales, was awash with blue in early May, in support of Do It For Dolly Day, in memory of 14…
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Editorial
Local communities, regional and suburban, up and down the country’s eastern states, felt the reverberation last week of the announcement that 60 local newspapers owned…
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Bush returns to life
Before being almost entirely consumed by the catastrophic December 2019 Cudlee Creek Bushfire, the Lobethal Bushland Park was teeming with life. The heritage-listed 118ha remnant…
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Bushfire recovery
A Total Fire Ban was declared in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River, Western Australia, on 22 May 2020. The ban was declared due to…
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WA planning reforms bypass local government
Major reforms to ‘simplify Western Australia’s planning system and boost the State’s economic recovery from COVID-19’ passed the Legislative Assembly on 20 May and will…
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