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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…
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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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