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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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Impressive facilities
City of Kwinana’s Youth Precinct has received a visit from the Western Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People, Colin Pettit. The tour started at…
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Sustainability lessons from ICAC report*
By Rob Cook The recent Corruption and Integrity in the NSW Public Sector<report prepared by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) will likely attract lots…
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Youth vote
Tasmanian Local Government elections in October 2018 provided an opportunity for the West Tamar Council Youth Advisory Council (YAC) to give young people in the…
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President’s comment – Women’s representation increases
2019 is an important year for women in politics, especially local government. December 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the first woman elected to any…
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