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Major award for fence project
Balonne Shire Council has been awarded the Local Government Managers of Australia’s 2024 Award for Excellence in the Sustainability category for its ambitious and highly…
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Celebrating dedicated service
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) is this year celebrating Raymond (John) Fardell’s half-century of dedicated service to local government. Mr Fardell began his career in 1974…
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Multicultural workshop for Lorne
Visitor Information Centre and other Surf Coast Shire volunteers, staff, and community members, gathered on Wednesday 22 May, at Stribling Reserve, in Lorne for a…
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Burnt and derelict houses – demolitions underway
Moree Plains Council have begun a ‘Burnt and Derelict Housing Enforcement Program 2024 – 2025’. Led by Council’s Special Projects Manager, James Maxwell, the Program,…
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Neil Fisher remembered
Tributes are flowing for Rockhampton Region councillor Neil Fisher following his death on Monday. Cr Fisher was admitted to Rockhampton Hospital on Saturday, 27 April,…
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Alice budgeting for the future
New and improved parks, upgrades to infrastructure and a focus on sustainability highlight the Alice Springs Town Council Draft 2024-25 Municipal Plan and Budget. Open…
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Net-zero focus
North Beaches Council transformed the Narrabeen Tramshed Community Arts Centre and Berry Reserve into its innovative initiative, Net Zero Expo on Sunday 2 June, 2024…
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Shepparton thinks purple
Greater Shepparton City Council started collection of their Purple Lid Bin for glass only on Monday 3 June. The 120 litre Purple Lid Bin will…
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Sustainably funded councils needed
Local governments could boost Australia’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by up to $7 billion per year and create more liveable communities if councils were sustainably…
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Mayors seek housing help
Queensland’s First Nation leaders will seek to meet with Federal Ministers in Canberra next next week in a bid to secure desperately-needed housing funding to…
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Turf transformation and water savings
The City of Armadale (WA) Parks Department have implemented a 12-month trial of a new water saving device Gwynne Park was identified as the perfect…
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Regional move podcast
Nearly 10 million people, or close to 40 per cent of Australia’s population, now live in regional Australia and for many of them it’s been…