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Apprentice program fills skills gap for council
With several major developments and upgrades underway, Northern Midlands Council, Tasmania, is supporting two apprentices in its Works Department. In early 2018, Northern Midlands Council…
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Network supports staff to drive change
Glen Eira City Council, Victoria, recently launched the Practice Leaders Network, a program that aims to deliver organisational change via cultivating staff capabilities. With the…
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Local youth look ahead
Kyogle Council, New South Wales, and Kyogle Together Inc. supported three young members of Council’s youth advisory group Swoopin’ Season to attend the Unleash the…
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Apprentice mechanic breaking down gender stereotypes
Tegan Muirhead said fear had initially held her back from becoming a diesel mechanic, but the young Wagga Wagga City Council apprentice is now inspiring…
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High achiever – Ben Clark Adelaide City Council Lead Strategic Asset Management
In a time when Local Government is beset by a shortage of skilled professionals and an aging workforce faced with rapidly evolving and increasingly technical…
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High achiever – Renee O’Connor Sport and Recreation Planner Infrastructure and Operations, Adelaide Hills Council
Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, has recently partnered with local school, Heathfield High, in the planning and delivery of a major upgrade to the school’s…
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Plantation Nature Play is ready for new adventures
Plantation Park, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, will soon be ringing with the sound of happy children, with the fences surrounding the highly anticipated Plantation Nature Play…
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River Repair Bus cleans up
The Ozfish Inland Waterways River Repair Bus team has been hard at work cleaning up reserves and waterways in Narromine Shire, New South Wales. The…
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Splash Park reflects local heritage
The Tocumwal community had a vision – the revitalisation of the Tocumwal Foreshore; the link between the historic town of Tocumwal and the mighty Murray…
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Councillor profiles – Athina Pascoe-Bell Mayor City of Palmerston
The City of Palmerston is a municipality of around 37,000 people, just 15km south of the City of Darwin. Twenty-five percent of our population isunder…
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Smoke-free CBD
North Sydney Council has voted to ban smoking in the North Sydney central business district (CBD). Councillors supported the proposal unanimously after feedback from community…
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State bodies connect for common interests
Maranoa Regional Council, Queensland, Councillor David Schefe, attended the Local Government New South Wales (NSW) Local Water Advisory Policy Group and Water Management Conference last…