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Keeping it simple*
TeleChoice wants to give its customers the best possible service. That’s why we use the Telstra wholesale Network and offer cost effective mobile plans on…
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National landscape architecture award
The Shire of East Pilbara, Western Australia, is celebrating after being awarded a Landscape Architecture Award for the Newman Town Square, as part of the Australian…
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Adopting a THINK ahead approach
Shire of Dardanup, Western Australia, is setting new benchmarks for local government in the application of technology to ensure continuous improvement in service delivery. Custom-designed…
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Smart cities from the street up*
Picture the street outside your office in 10 years’ time. Driverless Ubers dart in and out of the traffic. Delivery drones drop parcels on doorsteps.…
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Mayor Ed Warren Longreach Regional Council
Our region is quintessentially Australian – steeped in history, our towns are iconic in Australia’s history. But for me it’s our lifestyle – we enjoy…
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Mayor Tanya Milligan Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Fertile valleyThe Lockyer Valley is the genuine ‘salad bowl’ of Australia and is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the ten most fertile valleys…
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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…









