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Council budgets are being blown away on unsealed roads*
Ravel test results compiled from field reports in Victoria and New South Wales during 2017 demonstrated strong proof of Polycom product efficacy. Fourteen unsealed roads…
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Skate park upgrade underway
The City of Launceston will undertake a major upgrade of the Ravenswood Skate Park this year at a cost of $300,000 including a $45,000 grant…
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Raised walkway protects the lowlands
Central Coast Council, New South Wales, has begun building a $1.05 million boardwalk in Springfield that will provide an essential link between the residential neighbourhood…
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Green Shoots’ campaign in Tathra
Bega Valley Shire Council officially launched the ‘Green Shoots’ campaign with a community working bee at Tathra Beach. The working bee, held in partnership with…
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Experts to advise on tree management
City of Darwin has shown it is taking a thorough approach to replanting and tree management in the aftermath of Cyclone Marcus. An expert panel…
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Small firm reaches big milestone in recycling plastics*
A revolutionary method for replacing steel mesh used in concrete reinforcement with recycled plastic has seen Queensland engineering firm Fibercon recycle over 50 tonnes of…
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Renewable energy grown in the Mallee
Mildura Rural City Council’s newly formed Renewable Energy Committee (REC) is paving the way for a sharper focus on renewable energy Victoria’s northwest Mallee region.…
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Council gets cocky on composting
One of Liverpool City Council’s newest recruits happily takes his salary in dry gum leaves. Far from his native tropical Queensland, Ozzie – a giant…
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Isaac roads being rebuilt
Isaac Regional Council will receive more than $2.2 million in funding from the Federal and Queensland governments to restore road networks and floodways across the…
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Don’t bag it campaign
Rural City of Wangaratta, Victoria, is asking the community to pass up the plastic in favour of a more sustainable option. This is just one…
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Cutting chemicals flowing to the reef
Mackay Regional Council, Queensland, has partnered with local farmer, Darrell McLennan and regional natural resources management company, Reef Catchments, in an innovative stormwater quality management…
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Berry to join recharge network
The tiny New South Wales village of Berry has been identified as a key candidate location to install an Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Facility as…
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