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Ensure yours is on top of the list*
When it comes to grant applications, the question we are often asked is “why should I put all the effort in when the local MP…
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Solar energy takes centre stage
Shoalhaven City Council, New South Wales, has installed 200 solar panels on the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre rooftop as part of its renewable energy policy. Installation…
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Finding water means open for business
Tenterfield Shire Council, New South Wales, Mayor Peter Pretty, was dancing for rain last September, so it was with great pleasure he announced the Shire’s…
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High achiever – Ben Artup Executive Director Strategic Projects and Economic Development, Bundaberg Regional Council
Bundaberg is often called the Goldilocks region – not too big, but not too small. This means we are a good place to test and…
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High achiever – Tanya Whalley Manager Policy and Compliance, Brisbane City Council
In the wake of Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission investigation into integrity and accountability within local government culminating in the Belcarra report, there has been…
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Taking a new direction
City of Whyalla, South Australia, has voted to not renew Council’s Regional Development Australia Whyalla and Eyre Peninsula (RDAWEP) membership, diverting the funds into a…
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Works have commenced
Burnie City Council, Tasmania, has begun works on the Eastern Promenade elevated boardwalk which completes the Waterfront Master Plan. The promenade will be extended to…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Paul Maytom Leeton Shire Council
It’s been my great privilege to serve the community of Leeton Shire as councillor for 33 years, eight of those as Deputy Mayor and the…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Sue Moore Singleton Council
There’s no truer saying than you don’t know what you can do until you try, and that’s how I came to be elected firstly as…
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Upgrades promote accessiblity
A $2 million upgrade to 2.35km of walking tracks in the lower Blue Mountains, New South Wales, will make significant heritage features more accessible to…
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Portable potable water stations for free
Organisers of big community events to small-scale school fetes will be able to keep their patrons well and truly hydrated. In honour of National Water…
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Another council to phase out chemical weed products
Moreland Council has committed to phasing out glyphosate products, commonly used for weed management, by August 2021. Council’s previous use of glyphosate products – historically…
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