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Coffee cups spread anti-violence message
To coincide with White Ribbon Day, the City of Melton ran a Coffee Cup Campaign encouraging residents to reject violence against women. For a week…
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Tidy towns in the Territory
West Arnhem Regional Council (WARC) has once again been recognised as a leader in environmental sustainability at the 2016 Territory Tidy Towns Awards ceremony. WARC…
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New Evocities chair and spokesperson
The Mayor of AlburyCity has been announced as the new chair of Evocities, a campaign encouraging metropolitan residents to move to one of seven regional…
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Smart and smarter
Australian cities and regions – such as the Hunter in New South Wales – are becoming part of a global push to become technologically smarter.…
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Editorial
The pressure may be on as Australian councils are forced to penny-pinch across the board, but some out-of-the-box thinking could help get councils out of…
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New industrial relations laws are a disappointment to councils
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has expressed deep disappointment at the passage of industrial relations laws which will restore unfair and inequitable pay…
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Mayor Gary Rush elected chair of Centroc
Mayor of Bathurst Councillor Gary Rush has been elected chair of Centroc. The Centroc board met in Canberra last Thursday for its annual meeting with…
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Financial noose tightens on NSW councils
The imposition of a 1.5 percent rate peg for 2017/18 will push New South Wales councils further behind the financial eight-ball, the sector’s peak body…
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Communities speak out against water buy backs
The Balonne Shire Council in South West Queensland has spoken out against the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA)’s recommendation to continue water buy backs in…
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Action to end men’s violence against women
Over the next 16 days councils across Victoria will host a range of local activities and events to encourage community engagement and support for the…
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Local government welcomes supply chain strategy
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), the peak body representing local government and councils Australia-wide, has welcomed the Government’s proposed National Freight and Supply Chain…
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Solving the coffee cup conundrum
The City of Sydney has trialled a dedicated coffee cup recycling system across office buildings. If the system is made permanent it could divert millions…
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