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Rewarded for improvement
Noosa Council, Queensland, has been awarded Local Government Workcare’s Bronze Award (missing the Silver Award by just one point) after an audit in May confirmed…
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Integrated transport strategy
The Glen Eira City Council, Victoria, Integrated Transport Strategy recognises that Glen Eira should be a city that is easy to move around in, with…
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City and country unite
In a first for Western Australia, the Town of Victoria Park in metropolitan Perth, and the Shire of Morawa 400 km to the north, have…
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An ear for busking
City of Darwin is considering new ideas to improve busking in the city. Council’s Arts and Cultural Development Advisory Committee identified a gap in current…
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Improving air quality
Armidale Regional Council, New South Wales, has attempted to improve air quality by combining with the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) to install a…
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Malcom Turnbull paints himself into a corner – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
The recent federal by-elections have breathed life into Bill Shorten’s Prime Ministerial pursuits. And his continual targeting of Malcom Turnbull’s proposed tax cuts for the…
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Proposal for waste to energy
Tenterfield Shire Council, New South Wales (NSW), has put together a proposal to deal with its ongoing waste problem by converting waste into energy at…
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Putting the customer first
The City of Adelaide’s planning and development team has made improvements to planning processes that will save time and make processes easier for customers. Interactive…
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Age defying bridges
Locally made, highly sustainable carbon fibre reinforced bridges could one day become commonplace thanks to a successful City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, initiative, and the…
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Online a possible cause of out of control behaviours – President’s comment
In this climate of seemingly increased aggression and hostility, perhaps it is time for us to calm down and reconsider our behaviour. While social media…
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Disaster resilience strategies learned locally
Knowledge gained by Bundaberg Regional Council staff in the wake of the 2013 flood event has been instrumental in providing strategies that will provide for…
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Editorial
In our July issue, LG Focus reported on the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly keynote presentation by Director of the 50/50 by…
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