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Shop vacancy rate at all-time low
Moonee Valley City Council in metropolitan Victoria is implementing a range of initiatives to achieve one of the lowest shop vacancy rates in the state.…
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Shop vacancy rate at all-time low
Moonee Valley City Council in metropolitan Victoria is implementing a range of initiatives to achieve one of the lowest shop vacancy rates in the state.…
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Separating fact from opinion: the key to true transparency*
“You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” It’s a quote often attributed to the late, great US…
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Smart arts
Embracing arts and cultural tourism is paying dividends for regional areas. Before January this year, Yarriambiack Shire was most well known for its prolific wheat…
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Editorial
Mike Baird mustn’t have known what he was in for. If the New South Wales Premier could have predicted the long and bitter slog thrown…
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Olympic legend launches conversation corner
Bundaberg Regional Council is encouraging residents to have meaningful conversations about their mental health. Olympic gold medallist and R U OK? Ambassador Libby Trickett helped…
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New thinking on IT*
Coffs Harbour City Council is organising the 19th Local Government Information Technology Conference at Novotel Pacific Bay Resort, Coffs Harbour, NSW, 2/4 November 2016. IT2016…
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The challenge of future road funding
Mayor Troy PickardALGA President In mid-August, the Minister for Urban Infrastructure, Paul Fletcher, made an important speech on the challenge of funding Australia’s roads into…
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We need to talk about revenue
President’s comment Do Australian governments have a revenue problem? It’s a question that is rightly occupying economists, taxation specialists, politicians and commentators. As all spheres…
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Bushfire resilience
Shire of Mundaring has been named a finalist in the State Emergency Management’s WA Resilience Australia Awards. Mundaring President David Lavell said the Shire was…
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Connecting to country
Blue Mountains City Council’s Connecting to Country program enables traditional owners to connect with Country within the Blue Mountains local government area. The Connecting to…
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Constable care keeps city safe
Constable Care will continue to spread safety education messages to schools across Melville, following another Memorandum of Understanding signed between the City and the Constable…






