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LG Focus competition winner
This year’s LG Focus Booth competition winner at the ALGA National General Assembly Expo18 wins a full page in Local Government FOCUS to promote their…
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Regions need help
‘More action is needed to help struggling rural and remote regions innovate’ is the central message of the State of the Regions Report released at…
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Social media study
The City of Logan, Queensland and the City of Canada Bay, New South Wales have been chosen as the only two councils in Australia to…
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Five top issues facing Regional Australia*
Mackay Regional Council looks forward to hosting the 2018 Sustainable Economic Growth for Regional Australia (SEGRA) conference, 22-25 October. Australia’s premier conference on regional issues,…
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Celebrating Indigenous heritage
Glenelg Shire, Victoria, celebrated National Reconciliation Week in 2018 by shedding light on the region’s rich aboriginal culture, with the release of the first ever…
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High Achievers – City of Swan Business and Tourism Services
City of Swan, Western Australia (WA), is one of the country’s fastest growing urban corridors with Midland Central Business District (CBD), an important Strategic Metropolitan…
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High Achievers – Works Manager, Shire of Victoria Plains Robert Edwards
‘Every day is memorable’ Works Manager, Shire of Victoria Plains, Western Australia (WA), Robert (Bob) Edwards, was drawn to Local Government, looking for somewhere he…
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Wharf wins three design awards
The Koondrook Wharf in Victoria’s Gannawarra Shire, has won three categories of the 2018 Victorian Architecture Awards announced in Melbourne on 29 June. Mayor, Brian…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Mark Eckel Mildura Rural City Council
My father was a naval officer and we lived in most ports around Australia, however visiting my grandparents in Mildura every year and having one…
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Councillor profiles – Mayor Kim O’Keeffe City of Greater Shepparton
A city of opportunityGreater Shepparton, Victoria, is many great things from delicious food, a unique Indigenous culture, amazing people and a diverse multicultural community. We…
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National roads specs for rubber roads*
Millions of waste tyres could soon be headed for a new life not on, but as part of Australia’s road infrastructure. The new national specifications…
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Lessons from southeast Asia – The Good Oil by Rod Brown
Escaping the freezing winter is a serious pastime for Canberrans, so I headed to south-east Asia in June for some sun and a yarn with…










