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Another port needed to manage growth
The City of Kwinana, Western Australia (WA), has welcomed Infrastructure Australia’s 2019 Infrastructure Priority List, released 14 February, which continues to recognise the need to…
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Facing disasters – President’s comment
For much of the past six months, the state of Queensland has had to wear all manner of assaults from mother nature. In November last…
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Shepp Square shows initiative
Greater Shepparton City Council, Victoria, took home the Special Projects Initiative award at the Local Government Professionals 2019 Awards for Excellence in Melbourne on Thursday,…
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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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