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On-farm connectivity transformed
A new project in Goondiwindi, Queensland, is aiming to bring high-speed and reliable internet to some of the region’s most remote areas and create up…
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Training for change
More than a year ago, Woollahra Council, New South Wales, began an ambitious program of change management to embed a new whole-of-council approach to community…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Steve Stefanopoulos City of Stonnington
The City of Stonnington is primarily a residential area, located in Melbourne’s inner south-east, taking in the suburbs of Armadale, Kooyong, Malvern, Malvern East, Prahran,…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Jo Armstrong Ararat Rural City Council
Ararat Rural City has a population of over 11,000 and is situated 200km west of Melbourne on the Western Highway connecting the region to Adelaide.…
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Old Goulburn Bridge works progress
Protection works on the historic heritage listed Old Goulburn Bridge, Seymour, Victoria, are well underway. Mitchell Shire Council officers and contractors have regularly attended the…
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New trucks on the road to sustainability
City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, has launched a new fleet of residential waste collection trucks which will deliver significant benefits for the Palmerston community, along…
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Leading the way in Information Management
Getting staff enthused about filing emails is a hard task, in fact discussing anything to do with filing can often result in serious eye-rolling, but…
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High-tech eyes assess the roads
Lake Macquarie City Council, New South Wales, is poised to deploy Google Street View-style technology to map and assess more than 1300km of roads across…
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We’re not learning from bushfires – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Seventeen years ago, Canberrans saw first-hand how catastrophic weather events created uncontrollable fires. The disaster now unfolding on the New South Wales south coast and…
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Donation supports young patients
Mount Isa City Council, Queensland, and the Showman’s Guild of Australasia have ensured the new Hospitality Cart at Mount Isa Hospital’s Children’s Ward will continue…
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Sediment raking not a success
The City of Launceston, Tasmania, has formally received a study into the effectiveness of sediment raking, and its impacts on kanamaluka / the Tamar River…
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Councils hang-up on Southern Phone
Wollongong City Council, New South Wales, has agreed to sell its two shares in Southern Phone Company Limited to AGL Energy Limited. An offer was…