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Rubber roundabout a first
Tweed Shire Council, New South Wales, installed its first rubber roundabout as a test model on 4 October. The rubber roundabout arrived from Victoria in…
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Mayors blaze the Sale Trail
Mayor Carol Adams from the City of Kwinana and Mayor Barry Sammels from the City of Rockingham are updating their attire all in the name…
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Safe city recognised
Toowoomba Region, Queensland, has achieved international accreditation as an Australian Safe Community after the final assessment by the Australian Safe Communities Foundation. Toowoomba Region joins…
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Crossing borders
Unforced amalgamationsIn a first of its kind, the Regional Development Australia (RDA) areas of Tasmania and southwest Western Australia last month signed a Memorandum of…
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More South Australians are standing for council
Nominations for the 2018 South Australian (SA) council elections have reached a twenty year high. A total of 1375 nominations were received by the Electoral…
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Federal election focus should be local
Under the theme ‘all politics is local’, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has launched its federal election document outlining 12 ways political parties and…
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Compostable bags for best practice organic waste management*
The Cardia Bioproducts waste bag range was established in response to the strong global demand for sustainable packaging products by companies, retailers, councils and consumers. …
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Drones inhibit osprey
Starting a family is not always easy for Osprey living in the Tweed, New South Wales. Birdlife Northern Rivers’ Tweed Osprey Group volunteers monitor the…
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High Achievers – Stephen Wall, Chief Executive Officer Maribyrnong City Council
Maribyrnong City Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stephen Wall found himself working in local government by luck, when 21 years ago he applied for and…
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Shire of Wiluna selects MAGIQ Documents*
The Shire of Wiluna in Western Australia has selected MAGIQ Documents to achieve its records and document management requirements and significantly improve community and stakeholder…
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How wood can help councils to reduce carbon emissions*
Timber is the only major building material that helps tackle climate change. It is a naturally renewable resource and a long-term store of carbon;…
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Drainage nets post goes viral
City of Kwinana, Western Australian, made Facebook fame last month with a post about the success of its drainage nets, which has gone viral with…
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