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Extending recycling capacity
Coffee pods and light globes, toothbrushes and beauty products, household electrical cables and x-rays are among a host of new items Cairns Regional Council, Queensland,…
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Industry Training Hub will grow jobs
Burnie City Council, Tasmania, has welcomed confirmation that Burnie will host the first federally funded industry training hub for the wider Northwest region and the…
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Collaborating across countries
Liverpool City Council, New South Wales, will share knowledge on sustainable communities with a town in Sweden through the medium of Minecraft. Landvetter Södra Utveckling…
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Increasing the number of women nominating for local government elections in 2020 – President’s comment
Historically, women have been under represented on councils. As Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) National President, I am proud that our organisation is pursuing…
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Indigenous cultural festival replaces Australia Day
Inner West Council, New South Wales, is encouraging its community to attend the Yabun Festival this year on 26 January, to celebrate and learn about…
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The Australian landscape conference 2020*
March 27-30, 2020 Since it began in 2002, the biennial Australian Landscape Conference has operated at the cutting edge of international landscape and garden design.…
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Precious coastline funding
Kingston District Council is one of fifteen coastal councils to share more than $1 million in Round One of the Regional Coast Protection Fund to…
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On fire
At least 26 people have lost their lives, more than 2000 homes have been destroyed and an estimated one billion-plus animals are dead as fires…
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Councils to lead bushfire recovery
Two billion dollars will be handed to state governments by close of business tomorrow to kick start the Local Government led infrastructure rebuilding program. The…
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LGAQ partners with Government to prevent domestic violence
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) will receive $75,000 from the Queensland Government, in a cost sharing arrangement, to fund a dedicated domestic and…
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Planet Ark celebrates the West Australian Wood Encouragement Policy*
In July 2019 Planet Ark’s Make It Wood campaign celebrated the introduction of a Wood Encouragement Policy (WEP) for Western Australia after playing a key…
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Cloud-based software generates savings for councils*
CouncilWise, a fully cloud-based total software solution for local government, is bringing significant cost savings and new administration efficiencies for councils across Australia and Fiji.…
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