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Fibre connection needed to unlock Gulf Country
Burke Shire, Queensland is missing the link that will open up an untapped well of digitally-driven economic prosperity. That is the view of Mayor Ernie…
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Making quality leaders
New and emerging leaders are being given practical as well as theoretical leadership training at the City of Wanneroo, Western Australia. The City of Wanneroo,…
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Support programs offer great opportunities
Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, is running eight programs offering skills and connection – both face-to-face and online – to ensure independence while supporting…
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Bushfires and the climate emergency – what can local governments do?
The recent catastrophic firestorms engulfing Australian forests, farmlands and communities have been heartbreaking and we at ICLEI extend our condolences to everyone who has lost…
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Enviro Events program
The Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, and community groups will join together for 17 environmental events as this year’s Enviro Events program kicks off with…
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Grid program delivers for farmers
Over the past two years Brewarrina Shire, New South Wales, has used $644,000 in funding from the Drought Communities Program to remove 139 unsafe and…
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Calling in the Toadinator
Redland City Council, Queensland, will trial two advanced cane-toad management systems as part of its integrated control program for the pests. The trial, which supports…
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Councils pool resources to help out
Two members of staff from the Central Goldfields Shire Council will provide assistance to the East Gippsland Shire Council in the wake of the recent…
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Aboriginal Street Art project grows
Stage 3 of the Greater Shepparton City Council, Victoria, Aboriginal Street Art project will deliver a new mural recognising two significant local female Elders. The…
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The undemocratic case of Christmas Island
Kelvin Matthews spent six and half years as the Chief Executive Officer for the Shire of Christmas Island until October 2016, and recently completed his…
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Children funded to become school ready
Preschool aged children in Mitchell Shire, Victoria, have received $192,779 in State funding to help prepare them for the transition to school. School Readiness funding…
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Generous donation to help koalas
The bushfire emergency has affected communities right across New South Wales and inspired the generosity of many people, young and old, who have reached out…
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