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Rail trail named Australasia’s top public works project
Somerset Regional Council’s Brisbane Valley Rail Trail has been named Public Works Project of the Year at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA)…
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Library tales and tails
A new and unique program to the City of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Library has tails wagging and children reading. Tales to Tails is a confidence…
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Record funding benefits library service
The Yass Valley Library Service is set to benefit from a record boost in funding, with the State Government delivering $36.5 million in funding to…
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‘Virtual tourism’ is trending
Charters Towers Regional Council, North Queensland, has recently launched a new augmented reality (AR) experience ‘Towers Hill in WWII’ to attract visitors to the North.…
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Dementia-friendly community
Located between Devonport and Burnie, Central Coast Council is the 2019 winner of the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT) Award for Excellence for larger…
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EDGE proves a huge success
Inner West Council’s inaugural EDGE – a series of five planned ‘creative precincts activations’ – attracted thousands of people from across Sydney in March. EDGE…
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Letter to the editor
To the editor, I look forward to reading LG Focus each month, as it provides interesting insights into what is going on in the diverse world…
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Editorial
This month, Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) released a statement about the procurement processes being utilised by some Victorian councils. IBAC Commissioner, The Honourable…
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Councils buy back their rubbish
In an Australian first, nine South Australian councils have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to prioritise buying products made from recycled materials. This MOU…
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Changing children’s lives
A project that has helped cut the number of developmentally vulnerable children in South Australia’s Mid Murray district, from one in three to one in…
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The year of the VIP – Presidents comment
Local government can be seen from the outside by our communities as a bit of a monolith – but we in the sector know what…
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The year of the VIP – President’s comment
Local government can be seen from the outside by our communities as a bit of a monolith – but we in the sector know what…
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