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Maintaining rural roads
Meander Valley Council in Tasmania is proving rural councils can make significant roadwork savings and efficiencies. As with most rural areas, unsealed roads make up…
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Mayors unite against hate
Mayor of Glen Eira City Council in eastern Melbourne has become the first to sign up to a campaign urging mayors to stand against racial…
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Coastal council sets the pace on climate
Douglas Shire has become the first Council in Queensland to complete the first two phases of a Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS) under the State…
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Editorial
One has to feel for Gladys Berejiklian. Left to clean up the mess of her predecessor, the current New South Wales premier has had a…
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Climate control
New research shows that Australian local governments are tackling climate change without relying on help from other levels of government – and increasingly sharing their…
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Apartment composting
In partnership with Worm Lovers and Food Compost Food, the City of Stonnington in Melbourne has worked with local Owners Corporations to help set up…
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Grants make roadside reserves an asset
Local councils in New South Wales (NSW) will invest more than $1.2 million in programs designed to protect and manage roadside reserves in their local…
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Twitter connects councils to community
Councils across the country have taken to Twitter to show residents #YourRatesAtWork. National Local Government Twitter Day – happening today – is in its third…
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Container Deposit Scheme for New South Wales
The New South Wales Government has announced it will introduce a Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) across the state in December this year. The network will…
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High Achievers – Building Services Unit Break O’Day Council
The Building Services Unit at Tasmania’s Break O’Day Council is delivering award-winning, customer-focused service and reshaping the public opinion of Building Inspectors. Located on the…
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Councils still work towards equity
“Progress towards 50:50 is not inevitable,” Virginia Haussegger AM told the annual Australian Local Government Women’s Association Networking Breakfast at the Australian Local Government Association…
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Open for business
Parks and Leisure Australia’s 21st conference, 22-25 October, Gold Coast is headlined by leaders of our industry where delegates gain first hand insights from some…
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