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Countering gender-based violence
Mildura Rural City Council, Victoria, is collaborating with the Gender Equity Action Sunraysia group (GEAS), to better understand gender inequality and the effect it has…
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West coast brand hits number 1
The West Coast, Tasmania, is the talking point of the design world, with the West Coast Brand given the top spot in the BrandNew Annual…
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Towing equipment – look beyond the steel*
Towing trailers behind heavy vehicles is a hazardous task directly covered by new Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws. The new provisions of the Heavy Vehicle…
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Holding the key
Local government knows there is a problem with affordable housing in Australia but few councils are acting according to the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA).…
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Clean rivers by design
Manningham Council, Victoria, has developed a new system that provides a low cost method to clean stormwater with little or no ongoing maintenance requirements. …
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Councils implicated in Chain of Responsibility laws
Reforms to the National Heavy Vehicle Register (NHVR) Chain of Responsibility (CoR) laws, implemented on 1 October 2018, have direct implications for Local Government including…
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Nature trail has positive impact
Coorong District Council, South Australia, will begin construction on another 32 kilometres of the Murray Coorong Trail using $110,000 granted by the State Government to…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Alan Hall, Wellington Shire Council
Wellington Shire is the third largest municipality in Victoria encompassing the High Country, the sea, and all in between. We have a strong agricultural sector,…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Janet Pearce, Macedon Ranges
This year the Victorian Government passed The Distinctive Areas and Landscapes Bill which is landmark legislation to strengthen planning controls and protect the Macedon Ranges…
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Building a city smartly
The City of Parramatta, New South Wales, will be the field laboratory for ground breaking smart climate neighbourhood technology following a Federal Government Smart Cities…
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Regions in palliative care? Prove the city slickers wrong! – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
“We have been trying for 118 years to get people to move to the regions, and for 118 years we have had glorious failure.” These…
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Getting back on track
Lockyer Valley Regional Council, Queensland, has stepped in to support local residents with concerns about the Inland Rail project, by providing an office in Gatton…
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