News
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Key industrial site launched
The Muchea Industrial Park in the Shire of Chittering is set to become one of Western Australia’s largest and key industrial sites. The site’s 1,150ha…
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Growing regional agtech startups
The Central Highlands Development Corporation (CHDC) and X-Lab will lead a ground-breaking new program to nurture the growth of agtech startups operating from inland Queensland…
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Editorial
Two major events in Geelong, Victoria, were predicted to generate more than $20 million in economic benefit for the region over the 2019 Australia Day…
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Climate risk
In early February, a group of councillors and senior officers from Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, attended a presentation about the financial and liability risks to…
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Learning to get ahead*
‘It’s already made a massive difference’ – building careers with the Professional Certificate. Finn Macleod, a Construction and Maintenance Engineer from City of Swan, Western…
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Strong support from all parties but no funding commitment
Interface Councils last week met with more than 35 Members of Parliament, Ministers and Shadow Ministers to discuss better planning for Melbourne’s fringe ahead of…
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Another recycling crisis
Melbourne metropolitan councils have called on the state and federal governments to take the current recycling crisis in Victoria seriously. In the wake of the…
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Shire rangers reunite cat with family 20 months later
A family who lost their beloved cat have been reunited after almost two years, thanks to rangers at the Shire of East Pilbara. In mid-2017,…
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Major voting changes proposed
The Queensland Government is reported to have plans to introduce compulsory preferential voting at local government elections. Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) President, Mayor…
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Youth forum on climate change
Central Coast Council, New South Wales, has targeted the region’s youth for consultation on Climate Change Policy, at a forum hosted by Mayor Jane Smith. …
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Local councils help make farm recycling easy*
For years, farmers and other AgVet chemical users had few options for disposing used containers. Consequently, they were dumped, buried or burnt. Enter Product Stewardship.…
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Read Aon’s Local Government Risk Report*
The 2018 Local Government Risk Report for Australian Local Government, Aon’s 4th national risk survey of the sector with close to 100 risk management executives…
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