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World Hepatitis Day highlights treatment improvements
Assistant Minister for Health Meegan Fitzharris on Wednesday met clinicians and community organisations ahead of World Hepatitis Day to highlight progress in the Australian Capital…
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Suiting up for a cause
Sydney marathon runner Mike Tozer broke the world record for running a half marathon in a business suit this weekend in Blacktown. Mr Tozer was…
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Action on emissions
Australian councils are addressing climate change at a grassroots level. Last December, the Mayor of Byron Shire Council was in Paris. Along with a handful…
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Editorial
As the dust settles on the freshly altered New South Wales local government landscape, and former councillors drearily peruse job listings, amalgamation decisions might have…
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Arts fever running high in the winter months
The City of Casey in Victoria is hosting a bumper program of winter arts events, encouraging residents to get moving, making and creating throughout the…
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Action on gender equity
The Baw Baw Shire Council in regional Victoria has endorsed a Gender Equity Action Plan, to help in the prevention of violence against women. A…
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Flexible rates for struggling dairy farmers
Colac Otway Shire Council in Victoria is offering lenient rate payment times to residents impacted by the dramatic drop in dairy prices. The southwest Victorian…
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Advocating for desperately-needed infrastructure funds
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), together with seven other peak bodies, has launched a joint infrastructure statement to publicly advocate for continued Commonwealth funding…
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Goal posts are constantly shifting
President’s comment When it comes to the local government sector in South Australia – and I suspect around the country – it seems the goal…
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Permit processing for heavy vehicles improved
Processing times for heavy vehicles permits have improved across local government areas in three of the five surveyed states, according to data from the National…
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Councils form alliance to grow region
Three local governments in the Great Southern region in Western Australia have formed an alliance to further economic development and future prosperity of the region.…
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Domestic violence message shared in rural communities
Each May, Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month is held across Queensland. Bundaberg Regional Council helped spread the message in rural communities. At the launch…
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