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Council loans boardroom table
The Roma Town Council’s boardroom table has received a new lease on life, with Maranoa Council, Queensland, handing over the table (on loan) to the…
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High Achiever – Parks Maintenance Leading Hand Officer, Mark Smith
City of Armadale, Western Australia, employee Mark Smith, knows first-hand the hard work and dedication the City’s Parks Maintenance team put into maintaining over 700…
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A breakthrough in eco-friendly weed control*
With current media attention and the health concerns about the use of non-sustainable chemical herbicides local government and the general public are looking for alternative…
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The importance of wetlands
Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, is celebrating its unique wetland areas under the World Wetlands Day 2019 international theme of ‘wetlands and climate change’. World Wetlands…
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Councillor profiles – Graeme Lehmann Mayor of Somerset Regional Council
Leaving the hustle and bustle of the city in your rear-view mirror and hitting the open road you’ll be in Somerset within an hour. With…
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Councillor profiles – Belinda Murphy Mayor of McKinlay Shire
What’s the best thing about my Shire? That’s easy… the people. We have a wonderful, innovative and very resilient community. Of course the landscape that…
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Night time economy illuminated
Key findings from the Lake Macquarie City Council, New South Wales (NSW), consultation report ‘Creating a Vibrant Night-time Economy’ have shed light on the region’s…
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Energy plan saves ratepayer dollars
Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, is on track to save ratepayers more than $225,000 per year by self-generating an estimated 1300 MWh/pa of solar…
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New mayors step up
South Australian tri-city alliance, Spencer Gulf Cities, received an injection of new blood with new mayors elected in each of the three representative cities in…
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Building a bridge
Toowoomba Regional Council, Queensland, formally appointed the first community representatives of the newly established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee on 22 January. As…
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A heightened role for Aussie Rules in the Bush – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Aussie Rules is a hugely popular spectator sport. Ground attendances, TV ratings and broadcasting rights are through the roof. Meanwhile the sport in most regional…
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Stock routes dry up
Flood conditions in far north Queensland have not brought relief to farmers in the southwest who suffered under record heat and the driest January ever.…
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