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Celebrating mountains with murals
Shire of Plantagenet, Western Australia, celebrated all things local at the Mountains and Murals Mount Barker Festival held last December. The festival featured murals painted…
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You can make a smart park out of a stormwater drain
City of Canning, Western Australia, will turn a storm water drain into a smart park thanks to $1.09 million funding from the Australian Government Smart…
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Supporting communities affected by bushfires – President’s comment
The eyes of the world have been on Australia as bushfires have devastated our communities, environment and wildlife. Our hearts are with those battling the…
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NZ football team adopts local community
New Zealand football team, Vodafone Warriors, a member of the National Rugby League, announced in December 2019, they were adopting the northern New South Wales…
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Editorial – With a little help from our friends
The bushfire disaster has touched us all. Over the past month, while my heart goes out to those who are personally affected, the thing that…
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Farm waste to fuel
The first sod was turned this month in Moira Shire, Central Victoria, on Australia’s first renewable energy facility that will generate carbon neutral energy and…
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Councils step up to assist displaced Aurukun residents
Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) President Mark Jamieson has thanked Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other councils in Far North Queensland for their…
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Rates waived for houses burned
The New South Wales Government is giving the gift of rates relief to people who have lost their homes in the recent bushfires. Local Government…
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Rate capping is back on the table in SA
The South Australian Government has announced it will again attempt to instigate an arbitrary rate cap on South Australian councils. The news comes less than…
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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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Editorial
This summer of bushfires has pushed the drought off the agenda for many councils around Australia. However it’s difficult to think of one without the…
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Councils to coordinate bushfire relief in Victoria
The State Government today announced $7.3 million in funding for three Victorian councils to coordinate and drive bushfire recovery efforts for their communities. Each council (Alpine,…
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